Voluntary recall of various sterile-packaged femoral heads and tapers

Zimmer Pte Ltd would like to inform healthcare professionals of a voluntary recall of various unconsumed sterile packaged femoral heads and tapers. Zimmer is initiating this recall for a subset of products that were manufactured prior to mid-2012 and packaged in a specific configuration that consists of a double sterile barrier.  This configuration had failed a packaging test due to potential compromise in the inner sterile tray barrier. Healthcare professionals are advised to return the affected lots to Zimmer. 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.