Zimmer Recalls Knee Replacement Component
Zimmer Inc . has issued a Class II recall for a knee replacement component due to reported device failures. According to the FDA , the Natural-Knee II Durasul Patella product has been recalled because “the pegs on the back side of the patella have sheared at the peg/patella interface.” The product was also found to have “lower fracture fatigue strength than other similar products.” So far there have been reports of 16