Events

Recall of Device Recall Cervical Plate

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Exactech, Inc..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    71501
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2070-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-05-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-07-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-07-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=138003
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Appliance, fixation, spinal intervertebral body - Product Code KWQ
  • Reason
    Shipped to a single consignee prior to completion of final inspection.
  • Action
    Exactech contacted their consignee by telephone on May 21, 2015, of this recall for their two products and instructed him to recover the devices from the hospital. Devices were recovered from the hospital May 22, 2015, and returned to the firm on May 26. All devices have been recovered.

Device

Device Recall Cervical Plate
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog Number 05-100-03-0042, Lot # 68122001.
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution to Florida only.
  • Product Description
    Exactech Ambassador Cervical Plate System || The Exactech Ambassador Cervical Place System is intended for anterior cervical fixation (C2-T1) for the following: degenerative disc disease (DDD) (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with degeration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e. fracture or dislocation), spinal stenosis, deformities or curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis), tumor, pseudoarthrosis, and failed previous fusion.
  • Manufacturer
    Exactech, Inc.

Manufacturer

Exactech, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Exactech, Inc., 2320 NW 66th Ct, Gainesville FL 32653-1630
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Exactech Inc
  • Source
    USFDA