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Brand Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nailing System Product Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nails Model/Catalog Numb... — FDA record Z-0970-2026
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Dec 2, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Brand Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nailing System Product Name: Affixus Antegrade Femoral Nails Model/Catalog Number: 815509380 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Affixus 9 mm, Length 380 mm, Right, Trochanteric Nail Component: N/A
- Reason
- Affected implants may have undersized distal diameter along length of the shaft, which could lead to implant fatigue fracture. Potential health risk if implant fatigue fracture occurs include adverse local tissue reaction, pain or ache, non-union or malunion, or tissue damage necessitating surgical intervention.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Zimmer, Inc.
- Quantity
- 23
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-0970-2026
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Lot Code: Model No 815509380 ; UDI-DI (01)00887868143557(17)340822(10)66717554 ; Lot Number 66717554 Model No 815509380 ; UDI-DI (01)00887868143557(17)340822(10)66884564 ; Lot Number 66884564 Model No 815509380 ; UDI-DI (01)00887868143557(17)350421(10)67042197 ; Lot Number 67042197 |
Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.
Distribution
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Dec 31, 2025
- Recall initiation date
- Dec 2, 2025
- Center classification date
- Dec 22, 2025
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.