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uNion Cervical Plate System recallZ-1878-2017 · Ulrich Medical USA Inc · initiated Mar 7, 2017

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in April 2017

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Why it was recalled

Surgical technique was revised to prevent static plate screws blocking mechanisms from disassociating.

FDA root cause category: Use error

What the company is doing

On March 7, 2017, the recalling firm sent letters by mail informing customers of the field correction along with the updated surgical technique which contains the enhanced cautionary statement. Customers were instructed to destroy older versions of the surgical technique. The letters also contained a link to the recalling firm's website on which the recalling firm posted the current, updated copy of the surgical technique.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1878-2017
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Mar 7, 2017
Posted by the FDA
Apr 26, 2017
Recalling firm
Ulrich Medical USA Inc
Quantity
4,854 plates
Product code
KWQ
FDA submissions
K150666
Distribution
US Nationwide in the states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MO, MS, NY, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, and WI

Product description

uNion Cervical Plate System Product Usage: The uNion Cervical Plate System is intended for anterior fixation of the cervical spine (C2 to Ti). The system is to be used to provide stabilization of the anterior cervical spine as an adjunct to fusion for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with the degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fractures or dislocations), tumors, spinal stenosis, deformity (i.e., kyphosis, lordosis or scoliosis), pseudarthrosis or failed previous fusion.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

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043605, U010751, U010759, U011072, U012021, U012022, U012885, 043606, U010752, U010760, U012023, U012886, 043607, U010753, U010761, U012024, U012887, 043608, U010754, U010762, U012025, U012888, 043609, U010755, U010763, U012026, U012889, 043610, U010756, U010764, U012027, U012890, 043611, U010757, U010765, U012028, U012891, 043612, U010758, U010766, U012029, U012892, 043613, U010149, U010769, U012038, U012541, U012893, 043614, U010148, U010770, U012039, U012894, 043615, U010147, U010771, U012040, U012895, 043616, U010146, U010772, U012041, U012539, U012540, U012896, 043617, U010145, U010773, U012042, U012897, 043618, U010144, U010774, U010963, U012043, U012898, 043619, U010143, U010775, U012044, U012899, 043498, U010142, U012045, U012900, U101776, 043621, U010141, U010777, U012046, U012901, 043622, U010140, U010778, U012047, U012902, 043623, U010193, U010711, U010973, U011066, U012058, U012903, 043624, U010192, U010712, U010972, U011067, U012059, U012650, U012651, U012904, 043625, U010191, U010713, U010971, U011051, U012060, U012905, 043626, U010190, U010714, U010970, U012816, U012906, 043627, U010189, U010715, U012817, U012907, 043628, U010188, U010716, U010969, U012818, U012908, 043629, U010187, U010717, U010968, U012819, U012909, 043630, U010186, U010718, U010967, U012820, U012910, 043631, U010185, U010719, U010966, U012821, U012911, 043632, U010184, U010720, U012822, U012912, 043633, U010183, U010721, U010964, U012823, U012913, 043634, U010206, U011068, U012824, 043635, U010205, U011069, U012825, 043636, U010204, U011070, U012826, 043637, U010203, U011071, U012083, U012827, 043638, U010202, U012084, U012828, 043639, U010201, U011073, U012829, 043640, U010200, U011074, and U012830

Other devices under the same FDA submission

12 devices cleared under K150666 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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