FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Blackstone Medical, Inc.: Ascent POCTS (Posterior Occipital Cervical Thoracic System) Part Numbers: 65-33 XX Series (65-3310,-3312, -3314, -3318, -3320-, -3322, -3324, -3326, -3328, and -3330), Multi-Axial Screw, 4.0mm x 26mm;Implant grade Titanium Alloy; Blacksone Medical Inc., 90 Brookdale Drive, Springfield, MA 01104.
- Recall number
- Z-0363-2008
- Recalling firm
- Blackstone Medical, Inc.
- Product
- Ascent POCTS (Posterior Occipital Cervical Thoracic System) Part Numbers: 65-33 XX Series (65-3310,-3312, -3314, -3318, -3320-, -3322, -3324, -3326, -3328, and -3330), Multi-Axial Screw, 4.0mm x 26mm;Implant grade Titanium Alloy; Blacksone Medical Inc., 90 Brookdale Drive, Springfield, MA 01104.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2007-05-15
- Posted
- 2007-12-11
- Terminated
- 2008-06-06
- Reason
- Manufacturing Defect: The saddle of the screw's body relative to the keyway exceeds the tolerance outlined in the device specifications. The extent to which the tolerance is exceeded varies from part to part, in the extreme the tolerance is exceeded by (+) 50%. As a consequence, there is a potential for set-screw cross-threading during implantation. Cross-threading could in turn lead to a comprom
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Blackstone Medical, Inc., field representatives were notified via phone, e-mail or fax on 4/30/07. Attention: Notification of Product Removal Letters were sent on May 15, 2007, to distributors and implanting surgeons requesting return of non-implanted stock.
- Quantity
- 319 screws ( 212 domestic, 107 international)
- Distribution
- Worldwide: USA and countries of China, Cyprus, Turkey and Switzerland.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Numbers: 65-3310,-3312, -3314, -3318, -3320-, -3322, -3324, -3326, -3328, and -3330; Lot numbers: 009, 010, 011, 018, 019, 031, 048, 064, 084 and 107.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MNI
- Firm FEI
- 3001238051
- Firm city
- Wayne
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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