Z-0949-03

Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal System 5.5 mm x 45 mm Length Bone Screws

Name: Z-0949-03 Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal System 5.5 mm x 45 mm Length Bone Screws
Creator: Alphatec Mfg Inc
Published: 2002-05-30
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Alphatec Spine, Inc. / initiated 2002-05-30 / Terminated

FDA source

Alphatec Mfg Inc began a recall of Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal System 5.5 mm x 45 mm Length Bone Screws on 2002-05-30. The reason FDA records is "Laser marking is wrong on bone screws, says 40 and is 45 mm long". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0949-03
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2002-05-30
Posted: 2003-06-21
Terminated: 2003-12-30
Recalling firm: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
Product: Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal System 5.5 mm x 45 mm Length Bone Screws
Reason for recall: Laser marking is wrong on bone screws, says 40 and is 45 mm long.
FDA root cause: Other
Action: Customers were notified by fax in a letter dated May 19, 2003. All customers have been notified.
Quantity in commerce: 31
Distribution: To FL, MD, CA, TX, Greece and Japan
Product codes and lots: Lot 251219G

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

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About this record

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)