Zimmer GmbH recall records

2 reported ongoing

2 records in this archive. Latest source date Aug 8, 2024.

FDA enforcement status can lag behind the recall lifecycle. An empty search or a reported termination is not a personal product-safety determination.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.

Records and reported status

FDA device enforcement

Biolox Option Taper Sleeve, Type 1 Taper, Standard Neck - Indicated for use in total hip replacement with cemented or non-cemented femoral and acetabular components. Item Number...

Mislabeled: Incorrect sleeve in the packaging. The outer packaging is labeled as a standard neck sleeve, however, the product within the box is a -6mm neck sleeve, and vice versa. The neck of the sleeve can be identified by the device etching as either STD ...

Class IIReported ongoing

Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Japan, Netherlands.

Official source for Biolox Option Taper Sleeve, Type 1 Taper, Standard Neck - Indicated for use in total hip replacem...
FDA device enforcement

Biolox Option Taper Sleeve, Type 1 Taper, -6mm Neck - Indicated for use in total hip replacement with cemented or non-cemented femoral and acetabular components. Item Number: 65...

Mislabeled: Incorrect sleeve in the packaging. The outer packaging is labeled as a standard neck sleeve, however, the product within the box is a -6mm neck sleeve, and vice versa. The neck of the sleeve can be identified by the device etching as either STD ...

Class IIReported ongoing

Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Japan, Netherlands.

Official source for Biolox Option Taper Sleeve, Type 1 Taper, -6mm Neck - Indicated for use in total hip replacement ...

Reasons in these listed records

  • Mislabeled: Incorrect sleeve in the packaging. The outer packaging is labeled as a standard neck sleeve, however, the product within the box is a -6mm neck sleeve, and vice versa. The neck of the sleeve can be identified by the device etching as either STD or -6

These examples come from this result page and are not a ranking of every recall reason.

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