LFIT Anatomic CoCr Femoral Heads — Class II medical device recall Z-2293-2018
Terminated recall by Howmedica Osteonics Corp., reported 2018-07-11, distributed nationwide. The recalling firm has received a higher than expected number of complaints documenting femoral head/hip stem
| Recall number | Z-2293-2018 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2018-05-22 |
| Classified | 2018-07-02 |
| Reported by FDA | 2018-07-11 |
| Terminated | 2020-05-08 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AU, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, IT, JP, MY, NL, NZ, PL, PT, RO, SE, SG, ZA |
| Lot numbers | 586MTA, 587MTA, 588MTA, 588MTAX1, 589MTA, 5E8MMD, 5E9MMD, 5EAMMD, 5HDMDE, 5JKMMD, 5JKMMDX1, 5L9MPA, 5LHMPA, 5LJMPA, 5LVMPA, 5LVMPAX1, 5LWMPA, 5LXMPA, 5MPMTD, 5MRMTD, 5MRMTDX1, 5R0MND, 5TDMMD, 5V1MND, 5V7MHD, 5VHMHD, 5VTMHD, 5W0MHD, 5WEMHD, 5WKMHD, 5WNMHD, 5WTMHD, 5WVMAE, 5WXMAE, 5WYMAE, 5X0MAE, 60RMAE, 61DMME, 61EMME, 61HMME and 30 more |
| Model numbers | 6260-9-040 |
Product
LFIT Anatomic CoCr Femoral Heads, Catalog No. 6260-9-040
Reason for recall
The recalling firm has received a higher than expected number of complaints documenting femoral head/hip stem disassociation for certain sizes of femoral heads manufactured prior to March 4, 2011.
Machine access
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.