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Innovative Implant Technology: Sinu-Lift(TM) System, LLC., Model SLS-1, Sterile, Innovative Implant Technology, The Sinu-Lift(TM) System is intended to : - Facilitate access to the maxillary sinus, - Lift the sinus membrane from the alveolar ridge of the maxilla with a minimum height of 5mm, and - Augment the space created by lifting the maxillary sinus membrane with bone graft to supplement the maxillary alveolar crest with additional height needed for anchoring an implant.
- Recall number
- Z-0505-2009
- Recalling firm
- Innovative Implant Technology
- Product
- Sinu-Lift(TM) System, LLC., Model SLS-1, Sterile, Innovative Implant Technology, The Sinu-Lift(TM) System is intended to : - Facilitate access to the maxillary sinus, - Lift the sinus membrane from the alveolar ridge of the maxilla with a minimum height of 5mm, and - Augment the space created by lifting the maxillary sinus membrane with bone graft to supplement the maxillary alveolar crest with additional height needed for anchoring an implant.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-09-30
- Posted
- 2009-01-09
- Terminated
- 2009-10-01
- Reason
- Possible device failure: The cutter's shaft of the Sinu-Drill of the Sinu-Lift System could potentially get stuck inside the tap, thereby not allowing the cutter to spring out of the tap upon encountering the sinus membrane, increasing the possibility of perforating the sinus membrane.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- All consignees will be notified by letter entitled "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" dated September 30, 2008, using priority mail. Consignees will also be contacted by telephone. Consignees will be asked to return the product using the prepaid FedEx label included with the letter. The returned product will be quarantined. For further information, please telephone Innovative Implant Technology at 305-975-4101
- Quantity
- 299
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution --- including USA and countries of Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Japan, Egypt, and Turkey.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot number 162-08
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NDP
- Firm FEI
- 3006005748
- Firm city
- Weston
- Firm state
- FL
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
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