Reported Mar 6, 2019 · Terminated

Vitality¿ Spinal Fixation System. Spinal Interlaminal, Appliance, Fixation, (non-sterile). Pedicle screw fixation is…

Zimmer Biomet Spine Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Zimmer Biomet Spine Inc. · 10225 Westmoor Dr · Westminster, CO · 80021-2702

Is this the product you have?

  • Vitality¿ Spinal Fixation System. Spinal Interlaminal, Appliance, Fixation, (non-sterile). Pedicle screw fixation is indicated for skeletally mature patients and for adolescent patients. For use in Orthopedic medical specialty area
  • Product UsageThe Vitality Shear-off Set Screw is not threading properly with the mating tulip head of the Vitality screws, hooks and connectors due to a manufacturing issue. These devices are indicated as an adjunct to fusion for various indications
Lot codes and dates

89 of 89 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
1Item Number
2Lot Number
3Item Description
4UDI #
5Manufacturing Quantity 07.02011.001
6P141352 (Z00176603)
7Vitality Shear-off Set Screw
800889024003187(01)00889024003187 (10)P141352
92,192 devices 07.02011.001
10P141353
11Vitality Shear-off Set Screw
1200889024003187(01)00889024003187 (10)P141353
13879 devices 07.02011.001
14P141354 (Z00468651)
15Vitality Shear-off Set Screw
1600889024003187(01) 00889024003187 (10)P141354
17924 devices 07.02011.001
18P141358 (Z00420148)
19Vitality Shear-off Set Screw
2000889024003187(01)00889024003187 (10)P141358
Amount recalled
16,429 devices (Thoracolumbosacral pedicle screw system,Spinal Interlaminal & Spinal Intervertebral Body, both appliances for fixation)

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The Vitality Shear-off Set Screw is not threading properly with the mating tulip head of the Vitality screws, hooks and connectors due to a manufacturing issue.These devices are indicated as an adjunct to fusion for various indications

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 28, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:51 PM UTC

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