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Event 62240

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 07, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Aesculap Implant Systems LLC

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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S4 Cervical (S4C) Revision Instruments (FW099R and FW101R). The S4C Revision Instruments assist in the removal of an occipital cervical screw during revision surgery.

Z-1934-2012
Recall number
Z-1934-2012
Initiated
March 07, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
15

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC has initiated a voluntary removal of the S4 Cervical (S4C) Occiput Revision Instrument that is part of the S4C Occipital Instrument Set. The instruments may not thread into the screw properly during a revision surgery due to tolerance issues between the two instruments.

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Reason for recall

Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC has initiated a voluntary removal of the S4 Cervical (S4C) Occiput Revision Instrument that is part of the S4C Occipital Instrument Set. The instruments may not thread into the screw properly during a revision surgery due to tolerance issues between the two instruments.

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Distribution pattern

Nationwide distribution, including the states of CA, CO, IL, LA, NV, OH, and TX .

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