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Event 77220

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 05, 2017
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Alphatec Spine, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • 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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Arsenal Spinal Fixation System, Set Screw, Part No. 47027 Product Usage: The Arsenal Spinal Fixation System is intended for posterior, non-cervical, spinal fixation as an adjunct to fusion for the treatment of degenerative disease, deformity, and trauma indications. The Arsenal System consists of a variety of shapes and sizes of rods, screws, hooks, connectors, and bridges that provide temporary internal fixation and stabilization during bone graft healing and/or fusion mass development. The screws, hooks, connectors, and bridges are manufactured from surgical grade titanium alloy (Ti-6AI-4V ELl). The rods are available in commercially pure titanium, titanium alloy, and cobalt chrome (CP Ti Grade 4, Ti-6AI-4V ELl, and Co-28Cr-6Mo).

Z-2249-2017
Recall number
Z-2249-2017
Initiated
May 05, 2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Alphatec Spine, Inc.
Quantity
16,959 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Alphatec Spine is recalling the Arsenal Spinal Fixation System Set Screw due to a trend in set screw postoperative disengagement from the screw body.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

Alphatec Spine is recalling the Arsenal Spinal Fixation System Set Screw due to a trend in set screw postoperative disengagement from the screw body.

Code information

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Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of (TX, AL, UT, FL, IA, SD, NV, OH, CA, MN, CO, AZ, OK, MI, VA, KY, and Puerto Rico) and country of Japan

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