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EVEREST Spinal System recallZ-0705-2022 · K2M, Inc · initiated Jan 13, 2022

Open, Classified

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from K2M, Inc or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Stryker received two (2) complaints for units from specific lots of Inner and Outer Dilators not fitting together properly during a surgical procedure. Some dilators from these lots and from other lots were subsequently determined to be affected by a manufacturing nonconformance.

FDA root cause category: Process control

What the company is doing

URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notification letters dated 1/13/22 were sent to customers. Hospital Quality or Materials Managers/Inventory Contacts instructions: Actions needed 1. Immediately check your internal inventory to locate the product listed on the attached Business Reply Form and remove them from their point of use. 2. Use the Business Reply Form to reconcile any affected product. Complete the Business Reply Form even if there is no affected product identified. 3. Return the enclosed Business Reply Form by email to [email protected] or fax to 201- 575-4675 to confirm receipt of this notification/document product segregation. Your account s Stryker Spine Sales Representative will arrange for retrieval and removal of any instruments associated with this recall. 4. In the interim, until units can be removed from your facility by Stryker, there are no additional actions that users can and should take once the product has been segregated and removed from point of use. - If you desire additional training associated with these instructions, please contact our Regulatory Compliance team by calling 201.749.8090 or by email at [email protected], or contact your local Sales representative. 5. Maintain awareness of this communication internally until all required actions have been completed within your facility. 6. Inform Stryker if any of the subject devices have been distributed to other organizations. If so, provide contact details so Stryker can inform the recipients appropriately. 7. Under 21 CFR 803, manufacturers are required to report any serious injuries where a product has contributed or may have contributed to the event. Please keep Stryker informed of any adverse events associated with this product by using Stryker s online reporting site: https://www.stryker.com/productexperience. Additionally, adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may also be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adver

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0705-2022
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Jan 13, 2022
Recalling firm
K2M, Inc
Quantity
686 Total Devices
Product code
KWP
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide.

Product description

Everest MI XT Inner Dilator, Catalog Number 5101-90167

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

GTIN: 10888857261204; Lot Numbers: JUJF KFMV KUPG KYYU MDRB NDMK NDMX NXJK

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 89522).

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