SpineFrontier, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2012 - (Recall #: Z-0417-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2012.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

S-Lift Implant Guides (also known as S-LIF) Compressor Part Number: 11-50223 Product Usage: Surgical Guides allow a surgeon to place implants into tight spaces, such as a vertebral disc space, without having the implant contact the surrounding bone or tissue. In the case of S-LIFT Implant Guides, they are used to place vertebral bodies into the disc space without the body contacting the superior or inferior vertebrae.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: August 22, 2012

Date Posted: November 28, 2012

Recall Number: Z-0417-2013

Event ID: 63075

Reason for Recall:

When using the optional S-LIFT (also known as S-LIF) Implant Guides without stops, there is a known risk of moving the Implant Guides, and possibly the implant, too far into the disc space creating the potential for injury to the patient. The instructions for Use for the S-Lift Implant Guides will be amended to add the following warning: "Care is to be taken to not over insert the Implant Guides

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 19 units

Code Information:

Lot Numbers: 012064-001

Distribution Pattern:

US Nationwide including the states of: MA and TX.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated