Recall of selected lots of Zimmer Biomet Knee, Hip and Nail Implants due to packaging design verification test failures

Zimmer Pte Ltd would like to inform healthcare professionals of a voluntary recall of selected lots of sterile-packaged Knee, Hip and Nail implants packaged in two different package configurations due to packaging design verification test failures. Specifically, multiple test samples from each of the two configurations failed simulated distribution and shipping testing. Healthcare professionals are advised not to use the damaged products with compromised packaging and return all affected products to Zimmer Pte Ltd. Please refer to the letter for details.

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.