510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Zimmer, Inc.

Warsaw, IN426 decisions1976–2026795 recalls

FDA records 426 decisions for Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, IN) from 1976 to 2026: 423 510(k) clearances and 3 original PMA approvals. Most are in product codes JWH (Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial…) and LPH (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained…). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 96 days from receipt to decision, against 113 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 757 predicates, 470 of them its own earlier devices. 795 recalls are linked to its devices, 1 Class I.

FDA’s records also spell it “Zimmer GmbH”, “Zimmer”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, orthopedic panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Zimmer, Inc.’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

5in 2025

2007: 152008: 112009: 82010: 82011: 92012: 162013: 132014: 162015: 192016: 62017: 52018: 72019: 212020: 122021: 32022: 42023: 22024: 62025: 52026 (partial year): 9
2007high 21 (2019) · low 2 (2023)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

1in 2026

2007: 32008: 182009: 992010: 362011: 242012: 1252013: 712014: 492015: 12, 1 Class I2016: 1012017: 1012018: 172019: 392020: 12021: 22022: 62023: 52024: 232025: 282026 (partial year): 1
2007high 125 (2012) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Zimmer, Inc. by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other applicant names beginning “Zimmer”

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