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Recall of Device Recall uNion CPS

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Ulrich Medical USA 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
    76740
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1878-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-03-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-11-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=154069
  • 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
    Surgical technique was revised to prevent static plate screws blocking mechanisms from disassociating.
  • Action
    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.

Device

Device Recall uNion CPS
  • Model / Serial
    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
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • 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.
  • Manufacturer
    Ulrich Medical USA Inc

Manufacturer

Ulrich Medical USA Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Ulrich Medical USA Inc, 18221 Edison Ave, Chesterfield MO 63005-3703
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Ulrich Medical Usa Inc.
  • Source
    USFDA