Reported May 24, 2017 · Terminated

GE426R; HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM; GE426SU; HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM; GE526R; HI-LINE XS…

Aesculap Implant Systems 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: Aesculap Implant Systems LLC · 3773 Corporate Pkwy · Center Valley, PA · 18034-8217

Is this the product you have?

13 of 13 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1GE426R
2HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM
3GE426SU
4HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM
5GE526R
6HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.II D4.5MM
7GE526SU
8HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.II D4.5
9GE626R
10HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.III D4.5MM
11GE626SU
12HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.III D4.5
13Product Usage: The ELAN 4 motor system and the Hi-Line XS handpiece are intended for high speed cutting, sawing, drilling and manipulation of soft tissue and bone in the fields of Spine, ENT, Neuro, and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model numbers
    • GE426R
    • GE426SU
    • GE526R
    • GE526SU
    • GE626R
    • GE626SU
Amount recalled
total amount of burrs - 608

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

Diamond particulates may break off the burr and fall into the surgical site. If the particles are not detected and are not removed from the surgical site a foreign body reaction may occur. These particulates could also lead to mechanically induced soft tissue damage.

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 Feb 6, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:45 PM UTC

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