SpineFrontier, Inc.: Medical Device Recalls in 2013

According to to data from the FDA, there were 16 medical device recalls made by SpineFrontier, Inc. in 2013. See the details of the recalls below.

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• S-LIFT Extension Shims Extension shims are manufactured from grade 5 titanium and are curved, rectangular slabs which have four protrusions used for ratcheting. They come in straight and pointed varieties, either with or without a tab containing an additional bend. Extension shims are designed to slide down retractor blades, and are optional retractor components utilized during lumbar interbody fusion procedures. They are intended to manipulate tissue and prevent tissue from interfering inside the surgical field.
• Invue Solid Driver, Tipped, AO. Part Number: 11-70083. Allows the user to retain the screw when changing axis of insertion during fixation of spinal intervertebral.
• Case Lid and Base (Inspan, Invue, SLIFT) Caddy Lid (Inspan, Arena-C); Inspan Lid: 12-60039A, 11-60042B, 11-60043B, 11-60045B, 11-60046C, 11-60045A, 11-60046A, 11-60053A; Invue Lid: SI70095A; S-Lift Lid: SI50070A; S-Lift Base: SI50067A; Arena-C Lid: 11-72013D, 11-72014D; Generics Lid: 12-99005A. System cases are designed to hold and secure all instrumentation to be used with a surgical system.
• Drill Guide - Chameleon FacetFuse Fixation System, Model: 11-00028 Rev. A FacetFuse Drill Guides were designed to provide a concentric pathway for the drills and taps to access the bone while protecting the soft tissue from the cutting geometry of the drills/taps. In addition the drill guide is used as a reference to measure depth that the drills and taps are protruding into bone, which is measured by depth markings at the proximal end of the drills/taps relative to the proximal end of the drill guide. These devices were used during implantation of spinal intervertebral body fusion devices intended for intervertebral body fusion of the spine of skeletally mature patients.
• T-Handle, Strike Plate, Push Connection, Part Number: SI50023 Rev A T-handles are silicone handled instruments that have a quick release end. The silicone T-handle has an impactor cap on the proximal end of the handle which is designed to be struck with a mallet. T-handles are used primarily to attach to, and operate a wide range of instruments used during implantation of spinal intervertebral body fusion devices intended for intervertebral body fusion of the spine of skeletally mature patients.
• InSpan Inserter, Right Assembly; InSpan Inserter, Left Assembly Product Usage: Inserters are stainless steel instruments that have an inner shaft. The left and right inserters are used in combination with each other to place the implants into the body. Inserters are used to install the InSpan Spinous Plate System for the purpose of achieving supplemental fixation.
• BASE, S-LIFT Instrument Case Product Usage: System cases are designed to hold and secure all instrumentation to be used with a surgical system. Case and caddy components are used to contain implants intended for intervertebral body fusion and fixation of the spine.
• PedFuse Reset Screw; Model: 01-80115-55 The PedFuse Reset pedicle screw implants intended to be used to help provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments as an adjunct to fusion of the thoracic, lumbar, and/or sacral spine.
• KRD1 PedFuse Rods, Model: IM80100-13 Rev B Product Usage: Pedicle rods are cylindrical rods which act as a linking mechanism between pedicle screws. The rod sits with the pedicle screw tulip and they are locked into place with a set screw or locking cap. The rod may be placed along several pedicle screws. Component rods are used during implantation of pedicle screw system devices intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments of skeletally mature patients.
• Caddy - PedFuse, Screw Caddy, 8MM and 9MM, Part Number: 11-80009 Rev. B The caddy holds, in an organized fashion within the case, 8mm and 9mm pedicle screws used during implantation of pedicle screw system devices intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments of skeletally mature patients
• Rev E PedFuse Return Screw Inserter, Part Number: 11-80030 Screw inserters are instruments which capture, hold and drive pedicle screw assemblies. There is a capturing feature that engages and holds the screw in place. There is also a feature used to lock the screw to the inserter before insertion of the screw. They can also be used to remove screws or back screws out. Screw inserters are used during the implantation of spinal pedicle screws intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments in skeletally mature patients. Used in conjunction with Pedicle Screw Spinal system marketed as KRD1 PedFuse Pedicle Screw System .
• Indus Invue Screw Caddy, Model: SI70097 The caddy holds, in an organized fashion within the case, a variety of shapes and sizes of plates and screws used during fixation of anterior cervical plates to provide stabilization during the development of spine fusions. There is an array of 108 holes that store 3 types of screws. O4.2mm Self-Drilling, O4.2mm Self-Tapping, and O4.5mm Self-Tapping screws which are separated by type and screw length. The caddy has features to hold the screws in place. Recall expanded on 8/21/2013 to include additional lots of this product.
• Straight Impactor - Dorado IBC, Part Number: SI02140. The device is used to position implants after they have been inserted into the disc space during implantation of intervertebral body fusion devices.
• S-LIFT Inserter Outer Sleeve Product Usage: The Inserter Sleeve is an optional instrument to add further compression of the Inserter into the Implant during implantation of S-LIF Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices using bone graft to facilitate fusion of the spine of skeletally mature patients. Model: SI50003 RevA
• S-LIFT Slap Hammer, Part Number: 11-50204, Revision A The slap hammers are used primarily to remove trial instruments that are used to estimate sizes of intervertebral body fusion devices intended to promote fusion. These devices were used in conjunction with lumbar intervertebral body fusion device intended for intervertebral body fusion of the spine of skeletally mature patients.
• Invue Split Driver, Assembly with Handle, Model SI70006 Rev G. Used in conjunction with the Invue Anterior Cervical Plate System under 501(k) clearance number K121060. The Invue Driver is an instrument consisting of a Radel handle, a shaft and hexalobe-like tip with a 4.0mm split, which allows the driver to collapse to fit into a screw and expand to retain the screw.