Recall Z-1625-2011 ยท JDZ Mixer, Cement, For Clinical Use
Medtronic Spine LLC, formerly Kyphon Inc
Medtronic brand KyphX HV-R Bone Cement with Kyphon mixer, a polymethyl bone cement kit consisting of a quantity of powder (20 g) and a volume of liquid (10 ml/9 g) mixed in a Kyphon mixer for up to two minutes. Model Number: CO1B; Manufactured by Elmdown LTD, London, England, for Medtronic Spine LLC, Sunnyvale, CA. Product is a medical device used during balloon kyphoplasty to cement structures
| Date | Mar 11, 2011 (initiated Nov 10, 2009) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Product may not reach proper viscosity (dough state) and inconsistency or lack of homogeneity during cement preparation and during delivery period. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | The firm, Medtronic Spine LLC, sent an "URGENT DEVICE RECALL NOTICE" dated November 9, 2009 to the customers. The notice described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to return the affected lots to Medtronic Spine; to not use any of the affected product that they may have received (Medtronic will replace any affected product in their inventory), the customer should contact their Medtronic Spine sales representative or customer service at [866-959-7466 or for geography] for assistance with replacement product, and complete and return the URGENT DEVICE REC |
| Distribution | USA including states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, IN, KY, MA, MD, MO, MT, NC, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, and WV; and countries including: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |