NexGen Knee CR Porous FEM NexGen Knee CR Precoat FEM prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained,…
Medical device recall Z-0833-2016. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 2, 2016.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 2, 2016. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 18093 how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
LDPE bag containing the implant adheres to the highly polished implant surface.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
NexGen Knee CR Porous FEM NexGen Knee CR Precoat FEM prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer various sizes “” This device is indicated for patients with severe knee pain and disability due to: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis. Collagen disorders, and/or avascular necrosis of the femoral condyle. Post-traumatic loss of joint configuration, particularly when there is patellofemoral erosion, dysfunction or prior patellectomy. Moderate valgus, varus, or flexion deformities. The salvage of previously failed surgical attempts or for a knee in which satisfactory stability in flexion cannot be obtained at the time of surgery. “ CR and LPS porous coated femoral and tibial baseplate components may be used cemented or uncemented (biological fixation). The CR Hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate [HA/TCP] coated femoral or tibial baseplate components may only be used uncemented. All other femoral, tibial baseplate and all-polyethylene patella components are indicated for cemented use only.”
18093, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Item numbers: 00-5970-011-31 00-5970-011-32 00-5970-012-31 00-5970-012-32 00-5970-013-31 00-5970-013-32 00-5970-013-33 00-5970-013-34 00-5970-014-31 00-5970-014-32 00-5970-014-33 00-5970-014-34 00-5970-015-31 00-5970-015-32 00-5970-015-33…
Every code shown here, 1,992 characters
Item numbers: 00-5970-011-31 00-5970-011-32 00-5970-012-31 00-5970-012-32 00-5970-013-31 00-5970-013-32 00-5970-013-33 00-5970-013-34 00-5970-014-31 00-5970-014-32 00-5970-014-33 00-5970-014-34 00-5970-015-31 00-5970-015-32 00-5970-015-33 00-5970-015-34 00-5970-016-31 00-5970-016-32 00-5970-017-31 00-5970-017-32 00-5970-018-31 00-5970-018-32 00-5972-011-31 00-5972-011-32 00-5972-012-31 00-5972-012-32 00-5972-013-33 00-5972-013-34 00-5972-014-33 00-5972-014-34 00-5972-015-33 00-5972-015-34 00-5972-016-31 00-5972-016-32 00-5972-017-31 00-5972-017-32 00-5972-018-31 00-5972-018-32 Lot numbers: 11003380 11003415 11003477 11003574 11003583 11003586 11003597 11003601 11003602 11003612 11003613 11003626 11003644 11003666 11003673 11003832 11003870 11003871 11003889 11003890 11003893 11003941 11003942 11003954 11004035 11004058 11004080 11004189 11004302 11004500 11004566 11004597 11004683 11004766 11004817 11004868 11004869 11004870 11004946 11004950 11004952 11004954 11004957 11004958 11004972 11004980 11005018 11005054 11005068 11005096 11005100 11005232 11005248 11005320 11005328 11005374 11005425 11005444 11005461 11005491 11005561 11005594 11005629 11005632 11005647 11005674 11005677 11005678 11005685 11005697 11005707 11005747 11005795 11005796 11005820 11005891 11005911 11006035 11006059 11006084 11006245 11006248 11006249 11006316 11006332 11006362 11006365 11006403 11006458 11006471 11006538 11006588 11006605 11006607 11006631 11006640 11006670 11006718 11006728 11006736 11006738 11006792 11006810 11006812 11006828 11006877 11006926 11006963 11007047 11007070 11007080 11007161 11007163 11007179 11400178 11400200 11400224 11400230 11400233 11400234 61768186 61777574 61777575 61777578 61777590 61777594 61777595 61777597 61782669 61782670 61782671 61782672 61782673 61782674 61782675 61782676 61782677 61782678 61782679 61782680 61782833 61782834 61782835 61782836 61782837 61782838 61788717 61788718 61788719 61788720 61788721 61788722 61788723 61788724 61788726…
FDA’s list runs to 10,438 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BARBADOS BELGIUM BERMUDA BOLIVIA BRAZIL CARIBBEAN CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COST RICA DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DORAL FL ECUADOR EL SALVADOR ENGLAND FRANCE GERMANY GUATEMALA HONDURAS HONG KONG INDIA ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN KOREA MALAYSIA MEXICO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PERU SINGAPORE SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND VENEZUELA WEST INDIES Canary Islands Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Canada
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Jan 11, 2016.
- FDA classified it on Feb 22, 2016.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 2, 2016.
- FDA terminated it on May 23, 2017.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Zimmer Biomet, Inc., of Warsaw, IN.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 10,438 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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