Reported Sep 11, 2013 · Terminated

CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM 5CC KIT, Product Code: 2839-05-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for…

DePuy 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: DePuy Spine, Inc. · 325 Paramount Dr · Raynham, MA · 02767-5199

Is this the product you have?

  • CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM 5CC KIT
  • Product Code2839-05-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for percutaneous delivery of CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement, which is indicated for fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures
Lot codes and dates
  • HPBBZP, HPDBFZ
Amount recalled
3896 units (Overall quantity distributed appears greater than quantities manufactured due to the distribution pathways)

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

During injection of cement, the water in the hydraulic pump leaks past the piston within the pump body resulting in the loss of pressure and inability to continue to inject cement.

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 Aug 13, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:49 PM UTC

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