FDA Recall Terminated

StaXx IB Convex Expandable Implant (25 x 12 x 9 mm), Intervertebral Fusion Device, Lumbar; Catalog Number 11 -1902. Indicated for intervertebral body fusion procedures in skeletally mature patients.

Recall: Z-2187-2013 · Initiated May 14, 2013

Recall

Recall Number
Z-2187-2013
Event Number
65968
Firm
Spine Wave, Inc.
FEI Number
3004638600
Product Code
MAX
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Component change control
Initiated
May 14, 2013
Posted
September 11, 2013
Terminated
February 10, 2014
Address
3 Enterprise Dr, Ste 302, Shelton, CT, 06484-4694

Description

StaXx IB Convex Expandable Implant (25 x 12 x 9 mm), Intervertebral Fusion Device, Lumbar; Catalog Number 11 -1902. Indicated for intervertebral body fusion procedures in skeletally mature patients.

Reason

A component Superior endplate manufactured from a different polymer than specified

Action

Spine Wave notified surgeons verbally on 5/14/13 and followed by written notification on June 6, 2013 of the incorrect polymer used for the endplate and the health risks.

Distribution

Distributed in the states of FL and OR.

Quantity

17 units