Events

Recall of Device Recall Confidence Plus Kit Spinal Cement System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by DePuy Spine, 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
    79494
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1300-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-15
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=162474
  • 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
    Cement, bone, vertebroplasty - Product Code NDN
  • Reason
    Certain lots of the spinal cement may contain incorrect amounts of contrast medium so that the product is difficult or impossible to visualize on x-ray.
  • Action
    The firm, DePuy Synthes, sent an "URGENT FIELD SAFETY NOTIFICATION-RECALL CONFIDENCE KIT SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM" dated 12/2017 to its consignees. The notification described the product, problem and actions to be taken. Notifications were sent to consignees with the following instructions: 1. Immediately identify and quarantine all unused products listed below in a manner that ensures the affected products will not be used. 2. Review, complete, sign and return the attached Business Reply Form to your local DePuy Synthes sales organization in accordance with the directions on the form within 5 business days of receipt of this notification. 3. Return any affected product within 30 business days. A credit note will be issued for the returned items. 4. Forward this notice to anyone in your facility that needs to be informed. 5. If any impacted products have been forwarded to another facility, contact that facility and provide them with this letter. 6. Maintain awareness of this notice until all products listed below have been returned to DePuy Spine. 7. Keep a copy of this notice. If you have questions about this Field Safety Notification, please contact your DePuy Synthes Spine Sales Consultant or the Recall Coordinator via telephone: 1-508-828-6609 or via email: DPYUS-SpineFieldActions@its.jnj.com).

Device

Device Recall Confidence Plus Kit Spinal Cement System
  • Model / Serial
    Lot numbers: 129385 129386 133824 133825 133826 133827 133828 133829 133830 133831 134609 134610 134611 134612 134613 134614 135476 135477 135478 145664 145665 145666 145667 145668 145669 145670 145671 147555 152905 152906 152908 153880 153881 153882 153883 153884 153885 153886 153888 153889 154956 154957 HVKBHH HVKBHJ
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    International Distribution (outside the U.S.) only: Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, Malaysia, Germany, Austria, Colombia, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, Hungary, Croatia, and Sweden.
  • Product Description
    Confidence Plus Kit Spinal Cement System, Product Codes: 283910000 (GTIN: (01)10705034209623) and 283910000 (GTIN: (01)10705034209630) || The CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM¿ 11cc Kit is intended for percutaneous delivery of CONFIDENCE 11cc Spinal Cement, which is indicated for fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures. Painful vertebral compression fractures may result from osteoporosis, benign lesions (hemangioma), and malignant lesions (metastatic cancer, myeloma).
  • Manufacturer
    DePuy Spine, Inc.

Manufacturer

DePuy Spine, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    DePuy Spine, Inc., 325 Paramount Dr, Raynham MA 02767-5199
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA