FDA Issues Class I Recall of Zimmer’s M/L Taper with Kinectiv Technology Femoral Stems and Necks

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I recall for Zimmer’s M/L Taper with Kinectiv Technology Prosthesis Femoral Stems and Necks, saying that the manufacturing residue left on the devices was “high than expected.”

The recall was initiated June 8 by the FDA and affects those products manufactured and distributed by Zimmer Inc. between March 31, 2015, and April 20, 2015.

According to the FDA’s website, the Zimmer M/L Taper with Kinectiv Technology Femoral Stems and Necks are implants used in hip replacements that permit surgeons to fit the implant in the patient.