FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Alphatec Spine, Inc.: Arsenal Spinal Fixation System, Set Screw, Part No. 47127 Product Usage: Usage: The Arsenal Spinal Fixation System is intended for posterior, non-cervical, spinal fixation as an adjunct to fusion for the treatment of degenerative disease, deformity, and trauma indications. The Arsenal System consists of a variety of shapes and sizes of rods, screws, hooks, connectors, and bridges that provide temporary internal fixation and stabilization during bone graft healing and/or fusion mass development. The screws, hooks, connectors, and bridges are manufactured from surgical grade titanium alloy (Ti-6AI-4V ELI). The rods are available in commercially pure titanium, titanium alloy, and cobalt chrome (CP Ti Grade 4, Ti-6Al-4V ELI, and Co-28Cr-6Mo).
- Recall number
- Z-0592-2017
- Recalling firm
- Alphatec Spine, Inc.
- Product
- Arsenal Spinal Fixation System, Set Screw, Part No. 47127 Product Usage: Usage: The Arsenal Spinal Fixation System is intended for posterior, non-cervical, spinal fixation as an adjunct to fusion for the treatment of degenerative disease, deformity, and trauma indications. The Arsenal System consists of a variety of shapes and sizes of rods, screws, hooks, connectors, and bridges that provide temporary internal fixation and stabilization during bone graft healing and/or fusion mass development. The screws, hooks, connectors, and bridges are manufactured from surgical grade titanium alloy (Ti-6AI-4V ELI). The rods are available in commercially pure titanium, titanium alloy, and cobalt chrome (CP Ti Grade 4, Ti-6Al-4V ELI, and Co-28Cr-6Mo).
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-10-05
- Posted
- 2016-11-16
- Terminated
- 2017-02-17
- Reason
- Alphatec Spine is recalling the Arsenal Spinal Fixation System Set Screw due to a trend in set screw postoperative disengagement from the screw body.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Alphatae Spine sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall notification letter dated September 29, 2016 to customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and the actions to be taken. Customers are instructed to fill out and return the last page of recall letter using one of the methods identified in the letter.
- Quantity
- 16,972 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the countries of Japan, UK, NSW, Spain.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers 695621 696252 697128 698437 700943 7689801 695622 696253 697129 698438 700944 7689802 695623 696254 697130 698439 700945 7689803 695624 696255 697131 698440 701393 7689804 695625 696256 697520 698441 701394 695626 696257 697521 698442 701395 695627 696258 697522 700611 701396 696124 696558 697523 700612 701397 696125 696574 697524 700613 701398 696126 696575 698433 700614 701399 696127 696576 698434 700615 701400 696128 696577 698435 700941 701401 696251 697127 698436 700942 701851 7878901 7829602 7766302 7766301
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K133221"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NKB
- Firm FEI
- 2027467
- Firm city
- Carlsbad
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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
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