Z-0559-03

Spine-Tech Ancillary Discectomy Instrument (Box Curette), Catalog Number 07.00254.001, in Spine-Tech...

Name: Z-0559-03 Spine-Tech Ancillary Discectomy Instrument (Box Curette), Catalog Number 07.00254.001, in Spine-Tech...
Creator: Sulzer Spine-Tech
Published: 2003-01-17
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Zimmer Spine, Inc. / initiated 2003-01-17 / Terminated

FDA source

Sulzer Spine-Tech began a recall of Spine-Tech Ancillary Discectomy Instrument (Box Curette), Catalog Number 07.00254.001, in Spine-Tech Ancillary Discectomy Instrument Set, Catalog Number... on 2003-01-17. The reason FDA records is "With 14 units distributed, there have been 10 complaints of the product having a twisted or broken tip". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0559-03
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2003-01-17
Posted: 2003-02-21
Terminated: 2003-05-28
Recalling firm: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
Product: Spine-Tech Ancillary Discectomy Instrument (Box Curette), Catalog Number 07.00254.001, in Spine-Tech Ancillary Discectomy Instrument Set, Catalog Number 07.00316.001.
Product code: LXH Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument
Reason for recall: With 14 units distributed, there have been 10 complaints of the product having a twisted or broken tip.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: The firm sent a letter, dated January 17, 2003, which requested that the consignees return the product.
Quantity in commerce: 14 instruments
Distribution: The instruments to be recalled are at 2 consignees in California and Mississippi. 21 units are with the firm''s sales representatives.
Product codes and lots: Lot numbers P010900 and P010957

Product code LXH

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)