FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.: Product is 40mm Flexible Tube. ***NON-STERILE PRODUCT***CAUTION: FEDERAL LAW RESTRICTS THIS DEVICE TO SALE BY OR ON THE ORDER OF A PHYSICIAN." W.LORENZ SURGICAL***WALTER LORENZ SURGICAL, INC. 1520 TRADEPORT DRIVE , REPLY TO POST OFFICE BOX 18009, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32229-8009 USA, 1-800-874-7711. Part # 80-3111-01 Lot 052190 QTY 76 Pieces 10/18/2005. Sold for use with: Part # 80-3111-01 Lot 052190 Qty 14. Part # SP-1651 Lot # 069330 Qty 10. Part # SP-1639 Lot # 046230 Qty 4. Part # SP-1598-13 Lot # 041960 Qty 10. Part # SP-1329 Lot # 039700 Qty 10. Part # SP-1331 Lot # 039720 Qty 12. Part # SP-1330 Lot # 039710 Qty 11. Part # SP-1633 Lot # 056630 Qty 5. Product Usage: Distraction devices are for use in bone stabilization and elongation (lengthening) when correction of oral, cranial, mandibular and maxiollofacial deficiencies or post traumatic defects require gradual bone distraction. Each implantable distraction device has a titanium alloy drive screw mechanism and LactoSorb resorbable correction plates, which are implanted by fixation with LactoSorb bone screws.
- Recall number
- Z-0383-2012
- Recalling firm
- Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.
- Product
- Product is 40mm Flexible Tube. ***NON-STERILE PRODUCT***CAUTION: FEDERAL LAW RESTRICTS THIS DEVICE TO SALE BY OR ON THE ORDER OF A PHYSICIAN." W.LORENZ SURGICAL***WALTER LORENZ SURGICAL, INC. 1520 TRADEPORT DRIVE , REPLY TO POST OFFICE BOX 18009, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32229-8009 USA, 1-800-874-7711. Part # 80-3111-01 Lot 052190 QTY 76 Pieces 10/18/2005. Sold for use with: Part # 80-3111-01 Lot 052190 Qty 14. Part # SP-1651 Lot # 069330 Qty 10. Part # SP-1639 Lot # 046230 Qty 4. Part # SP-1598-13 Lot # 041960 Qty 10. Part # SP-1329 Lot # 039700 Qty 10. Part # SP-1331 Lot # 039720 Qty 12. Part # SP-1330 Lot # 039710 Qty 11. Part # SP-1633 Lot # 056630 Qty 5. Product Usage: Distraction devices are for use in bone stabilization and elongation (lengthening) when correction of oral, cranial, mandibular and maxiollofacial deficiencies or post traumatic defects require gradual bone distraction. Each implantable distraction device has a titanium alloy drive screw mechanism and LactoSorb resorbable correction plates, which are implanted by fixation with LactoSorb bone screws.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-02-17
- Posted
- 2012-01-11
- Terminated
- 2011-12-12
- Reason
- Lorenz Engineer discovered flex tube could break if bent too much.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- W. Lorenz Surgical notified consignees of recall by an Urgent Advisory Notice letter. Consignees were requested to acknowledge receipt of recall and provide product disposition. Initial letter was sent on March 2, 2006, March 15, 2006, follow-up letters sent on April 4, 2006 and May 15, 2006. For additional information call (904) 741-4400 or fax (904) 741-4500.
- Quantity
- 76 pieces
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the states of: GA and TX and the country of Japan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot # 052190
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K002083"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JEY
- Firm FEI
- 1032347
- Firm city
- Jacksonville
- Firm state
- FL
- 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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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28