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Z-2133-2013Class II

Confidence Spinal Cement System 11Cc Plus Kit

DePuy Spine, Inc. / initiated 2013-04-17 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

DePuy Spine, Inc. began a recall of CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM 11CC PLUS KIT, Product Code: 2839-10-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for percutaneous delivery of... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "During injection of cement, the water in the hydraulic pump leaks past the piston within the pump body resulting in the loss of pressure and inability to continue to inject cement". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2133-2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
DePuy Spine, Inc.
Product
CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM 11CC PLUS KIT, Product Code: 2839-10-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for percutaneous delivery of CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement, which is indicated for fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures
Product code
NDN Cement, Bone, Vertebroplasty
Reason for recall
During injection of cement, the water in the hydraulic pump leaks past the piston within the pump body resulting in the loss of pressure and inability to continue to inject cement.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process control
Action
DePut Synthes Spine sent an Urgent Voluntary Product Recall Notification letter dated April 15, 2013, to all affected consignees. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the con signee. Consignees were instructed to review their inventory and quarantine for return any products listed in the recall notice., complete the enclosed Business Reply Form, indicating level of inventory of the affected product and return the form to Depuy via fax to 888-943-4897or email to [email protected] and to return the product with the enclosed UPS label to Stericycle. For questions regarding this recall call 508-977-6606.
Quantity in commerce
3896 units (Overall quantity distributed appears greater than quantities manufactured due to the distribution pathways)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA including AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WY; Worldwide: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, and UK
Product codes and lots
HPBB0K, HPBB3C,HPCB7J, HPDBD6, HPBB0L,HPBB3D,HPCB7W,HPDBF0, HPBB0M,HPBB3F,HPDBBC,HPDBG4, HPBB0N,HPBBWH,HPDBBD,HPDBGB, HPBB0P,HPBBWJ,HPDBBK,HPDBGC,HPBB0T,HPBBWL,HPDBBL,HPDBGJ, HPBB19,HPBBZ8,HPDBBY,HPDBGM,HPBB27,HPBBZD,HPDBCD,HPDBGN, HPBB29,HPBBZN,HPDBCF, HPDBGY,HPBB2B,HPCB7B,HPDBD0,HPBB2C, HPCB7C,HPDBD3,HPBB2G,HPCB7H,HPDBD4

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2133-2013
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2132-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2133-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2134-2013Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated