FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Aesculap Implant Systems LLC: The ELAN 4 Air System is intended for high speed cutting, sawing and drilling of bone in fields of Spine, ENT, Neuro, and Maxillofacial Surgery.
- Recall number
- Z-0623-2018
- Recalling firm
- Aesculap Implant Systems LLC
- Product
- The ELAN 4 Air System is intended for high speed cutting, sawing and drilling of bone in fields of Spine, ENT, Neuro, and Maxillofacial Surgery.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-09-01
- Posted
- 2018-02-15
- Terminated
- 2019-04-03
- Reason
- The ELAN 4 Air System was released to the market place prior to an authorized FDA 510K clearance. This issue does not affected sales outside the United States (OUS).
- Root cause
- No Marketing Application
- Action
- On September 1, 2017 an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter was issued to customers for the ELAN 4 Air System which includes the following sub-components: ST0607 ELAN 4 Air Control Set ST0608 ELAN 4 Air Neuro Crani Set ST0609 ELAN 4 Air Spine Set ST06411 ELAN 4 Air HD Spine Set ST0614 ELAN 4 Air Micro Saw Set ST0615 ELAN 4 Air Hand Control Set ST0638 ELAN 4 Air Large Saw Set The letter directs customers to take the following actions: 1. Review the Voluntary Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Letter in its entirety and ensure that all users in your organization and other concerned persons are informed about this recall and immediately discontinue use. 2. Determine your current inventory of affected products within your facility. Immediately remove the affected products and return to Aesculap Inc. Do not destroy any affected products. 3. Utilizing the attached Product Recall Acknowledgement Response Form on the next page of this letter, record the total number of products in your possession. If you have no inventory remaining, please enter zero (0) on the form and a REASON WHY (example, returned evaluation system to sales representative). 4. Please contact Customer Service and they will provide you with a Returned Goods number and return label. Customer Service: 1-800-282-9000 aesculap_emailorders.bbmus_service@bbraun.com
- Quantity
- 167 Units
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- ELAN 4 Air System ST0607 ELAN 4 Air Control Set ST0608 ELAN 4 Air Neuro Crani Set ST0609 ELAN 4 Air Spine Set ST06411 ELAN 4 Air HD Spine Set ST0614 ELAN 4 Air Micro Saw Set ST0615 ELAN 4 Air Hand Control Set ST0638 ELAN 4 Air Large Saw Set
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HBB
- Firm FEI
- 2916714
- Firm city
- Center Valley
- Firm state
- PA
- 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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