Zimmer¿ Air Dermatome II Handpiece
Medical device recall Z-2334-2016. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 10, 2016.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 10, 2016. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 41 states named
- 630 units 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?
The surface coating applied to the device is blistering, peeling and discoloring after usage over time
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Zimmer¿ Air Dermatome II Handpiece, item number 00-8851-001-00. The Zimmer Air Dermatome II handpiece and width plates are packaged inside of a padded-foam corrugate box. An operating manual is packed with the handpiece between the top foam pad and box lid. A product label is applied to the lid of the box. The width plates, when sold individually, are placed in a labeled poly zipper bag, which is then placed into a corrugated shipper carton or padded envelope. The Zimmer Air Dermatome II is a skin grafting instrument that is intended to provide variable graft thickness and width capabilities.
630 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot # 61977101, Serial # 500001 500019 Lot # 61980678, Serial # 500021 500040 Lot # 61989398, Serial # 500081 500090 Lot # 62008619, Serial # 500091 500110 Lot # 62083340, Serial # 500151 500170 Lot # 62096333, Serial # 500171 …
Every code shown here, 1,311 characters
Lot # 61977101, Serial # 500001 500019 Lot # 61980678, Serial # 500021 500040 Lot # 61989398, Serial # 500081 500090 Lot # 62008619, Serial # 500091 500110 Lot # 62083340, Serial # 500151 500170 Lot # 62096333, Serial # 500171 500190 Lot # 62122378, Serial # 500191 500210 Lot # 62191658, Serial # 500211 500230 Lot # 62191665, Serial # 500231 500250 Lot # 62220857, Serial # 500251 500270 Lot # 62220882, Serial # 500291 500310 Lot # 62244236, Serial # 500331 500350 Lot # 62266024, Serial # 500351 500371 Lot # 62267510, Serial # 500372 500391 Lot # 62267596, Serial # 500452 500471 Lot # 62289834, Serial # 500412 500431 Lot # 62309628, Serial # 500472 500491 Lot # 62309698, Serial # 500512 500531 Lot # 62369392, Serial # 500532 500551 Lot # 62374685, Serial # 500552 500571 Lot # 62374721, Serial # 500592 500611 Lot # 62393971, Serial # 500632 500651 Lot # 62394012, Serial # 500652 500671 Lot # 62454338, Serial # 500692 500711 Lot # 62476761, Serial # 500712 500731 Lot # 62494048, Serial # 500732 500751 Lot # 62494086, Serial # 500752 500771 Lot # 62525837, Serial # 500772 500791 Lot # 62554526, Serial # 500792 500811 Lot # 62578715, Serial # 500812 500831 Lot # 62578759, Serial # 500832 500851 Lot # 62635778, Serial # 500852 500871
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.
US Nationwide Distribution including states of: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WI.
The states and territories these words name
41 states and territories.
Every one of them
- Alabama
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
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.
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 Jul 4, 2016.
- FDA classified it on Aug 4, 2016.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Aug 10, 2016.
- FDA terminated it on Jun 21, 2017.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Zimmer Surgical Inc, of Dover, OH.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: E-Mail.
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.”
- 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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