Reported Jan 21, 2015 · Terminated

Timberline Anchored Lateral Fixed Retractable Sleeve Model No. 8630-0205. Timberline Anchored Lateral Fixed Retractable…

Biomet Spine, LLC

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: Biomet Spine, LLC · 310 Interlocken Pkwy Ste 120 · Broomfield, CO · 80021-3464

Is this the product you have?

  • Timberline Anchored Lateral Fixed Retractable Sleeve Model No. 8630-0205. Timberline Anchored Lateral Fixed Retractable Sleeves are used with the Timberline MPF System to help establish access into the vertebrae for the screws utilized to anchor the plate to the vertebrae. The Timberline Retractable Drill and the Timberline Retractable Awl fit within this Sleeve. Spinal Surgical Device.
Lot codes and dates
  • LOT NumbersTU00053A
  • TU00053B and TU00118 Product Code86300205
Amount recalled
14 units

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 inner diameter of the Sleeve shaft is undersized, resulting in interference fit when inserting the Anchored Lateral Straight Retractable Awl or the Anchored Lateral Straight Retractable Drill into the Sleeve.

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 Mar 13, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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