Two lots of the Echo BI-Metric Hip Stem and ARCOS Modular Revision Hip Stem may have been comingled. Potential health consequences include extension of surgery time to find a replacement component.
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📍Recalling firmZimmer Biomet, Inc.56 E Bell Dr · Warsaw, IN 46582-6989
“Zimmer Biomet ARCOS Hip Stem Recall: Risk of Longer Surgery Time.” GovInfoNow, updated August 21, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/70879-zimmer-biomet-arcos-hip-stem-recall-risk-of-longer-surgery. Based on FDA recall #Z-2820-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2820-2018%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on June 8, 2018, that Zimmer Biomet, Inc. voluntarily recalled the ARCOS Modular Revision Hip System femoral stem due to potential lot comingling. The agency classified the recall as Class II.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Zimmer Biomet
Product: ARCOS Modular Revision Hip System, item number 11-300814 orthopedic hip prosthesis femoral stem
UPC: 00880304474154
Lot code: 621550
The hazard
Two lots of the Echo BI-Metric Hip Stem and ARCOS Modular Revision Hip Stem may have been comingled. Potential health consequences include extension of surgery time to find a replacement component.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Zimmer Biomet, Inc. has 94 other recalls on record since June 5, 2017. Recent brand recalls include the Nov. 20, 2020 Spinal Rod Cutter Recall for fracture risk and the Sept. 24, 2020 hip cup recall regarding unconfirmed sterilant risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include the July 30, 2026 Howmedica Osteonics Hip Implant Components Recall due to oxidation risk and the May 11, 2026 Zimmer Persona Revision Femoral Distal Augment Recall.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'ARCOS Modular Revision Hip System' and item number 11-300814. The specific lot number 621550 is also associated with this recall.
Brand
Zimmer Biomet
Product
ARCOS Modular Revision Hip System, item number 11-300814 orthopedic hip prosthesis femoral stem
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
US distribution to CA, GA, IL, MO, NY, and VA.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Z-2820-2018
ARCOS Modular Revision Hip System, item number 11-300814 orthopedic hip prosthesis femoral stem.; lot 621550 UDI (01)00880304474154(17)280206(10)621550
Z-2821-2018
ECHO Bi-Metric Hip System, Reduced Proximal Profile, Standard 135o neck, item number 192414. orthopedic hip prosthesis femoral stem; lot 944680. UDI (01)00880304463370(17)280206(10)944680
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Review the item number and lot number on your hip stem to confirm if it matches the recalled product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US distribution to CA, GA, IL, MO, NY, and VA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: California, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New York, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2820-2018 (June 8, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2820-2018 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 21, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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