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Event 61874

4 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 04, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
DePuy Mitek, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Co.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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4 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 4

Depuy Spine Side Fire Needles 13G X 6IN, part of the Confidence Spinal Cement System Product Code 283904613. The Confidence Side Fire Needle is used to place bone cement in an intra-vertebral fashion at a desired location. the cement extrudes fro the needle through a port on the side of the needle.

Z-1937-2012
Recall number
Z-1937-2012
Initiated
May 04, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
683 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

Code information

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Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, and UK.

device · product 2 of 4

Depuy Spine Side Fire Needles 11G X 4IN, part of the Confidence Spinal Cement System Product Code: 283904411. The Confidence Side Fire Needle is used to place bone cement in an intra-vertebral fashion at a desired location. the cement extrudes fro the needle through a port on the side of the needle.

Z-1938-2012
Recall number
Z-1938-2012
Initiated
May 04, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
704 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Labeling design

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Reason for recall

Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

Code information

All lots

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, and UK.

device · product 3 of 4

Depuy Spine Side Fire Needles 11G X 6IN Side-Fire Needle, part of the Confidence Spinal Cement System Product Code 283904611. The Confidence Side Fire Needle is used to place bone cement in an intra-vertebral fashion at a desired location. the cement extrudes fro the needle through a port on the side of the needle.

Z-1939-2012
Recall number
Z-1939-2012
Initiated
May 04, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
530 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Labeling design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

Code information

All lots

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, and UK.

device · product 4 of 4

Depuy Spine Side Fire Needles 13G X 4IN Side-Fire Needle, part of the Confidence Spinal Cement System Product Code 283904413. The Confidence Side Fire Needle is used to place bone cement in an intra-vertebral fashion at a desired location. the cement extrudes fro the needle through a port on the side of the needle.

Z-1940-2012
Recall number
Z-1940-2012
Initiated
May 04, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
6979 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Labeling design

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Additional Instructions for Use and Surgical Technique for the Confidence Needle due to reports of breakage with the side fire needles

Code information

All lots

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Austria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, and UK.

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