Z-0498-2010

ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access Retractor, Part Number: 73520 The ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access...

Name: Z-0498-2010 ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access Retractor, Part Number: 73520 The ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access...
Creator: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
Published: 2009-01-28
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Alphatec Spine, Inc. / initiated 2009-01-28 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Alphatec Spine, Inc. began a recall of ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access Retractor, Part Number: 73520 The ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access Retractor is an instrument that is intended for... on 2009-01-28. The reason FDA records is "The recall was initiated after Alphatec Spine received a complaint on the ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar access retractor. It was reported that one of the retractor arms in the retractor broke during surgery". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0498-2010
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2009-01-28
Posted: 2009-12-11
Terminated: 2009-12-22
Recalling firm: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
Product: ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access Retractor, Part Number: 73520 The ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar Access Retractor is an instrument that is intended for use in a minimally invasive approach for surgical procedures. The retractor allows retraction of tissue through combination of articulating blades. Device will serve to provide access for surgeons to surgical site.
Product code: GAD Retractor
Reason for recall: The recall was initiated after Alphatec Spine received a complaint on the ILLICO Posterior Thoracolumbar access retractor. It was reported that one of the retractor arms in the retractor broke during surgery.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: On January 28, 2009 Alphatec Spine contacted their domestic consignees via telephone and the international consignee was contacted via telephone and electronic mail. Alphatec Spine's telephone call consisted of informing the consignees of the product affected, the problem, what actions needed to be taken and what action Alphatec Spine would take to arrange for pick-up of the affected products.
Quantity in commerce: 14
Distribution: AZ, CA, OR, TX, and Tokyo, Japan.
Product codes and lots: Lot number: 5271901

Product code GAD

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 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)