FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Orthofix, Inc.: Orthofix rotating cutter used in spinal fusion procedures with the FORZA Spacer System. Catalog Number 89-0452 (8mm Rotating Cutter), 89-0454 (10mm Rotating Cutter), and 89-0030 (FORZA Discectomy Case). Manual surgical instrument comprised of stainless steel and titanium.
- Recall number
- Z-1037-2012
- Recalling firm
- Orthofix, Inc.
- Product
- Orthofix rotating cutter used in spinal fusion procedures with the FORZA Spacer System. Catalog Number 89-0452 (8mm Rotating Cutter), 89-0454 (10mm Rotating Cutter), and 89-0030 (FORZA Discectomy Case). Manual surgical instrument comprised of stainless steel and titanium.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-02-06
- Posted
- 2012-02-15
- Terminated
- 2012-06-11
- Reason
- The 8mm and 10mm Rotating Cutters may fracture during use, specifically during disc space preparation. If an 8mm or 10mm Rotating Cutter does Fracture during use, it may result in a surgical delay estimated to be 30 minutes or greater due to preparing the disc space using other instruments or methods and/or retrieving the instrument fragment.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Orthofix mailed recall letters to the distributors on 02/06/2012. Orthofix does not sell or consign these instruments to hospitals.
- Quantity
- 52
- Distribution
- Nationwide and Puerto Rico
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Number 89-0452 (8mm Rotating Cutter) - Production Identification (Lot) Numbers 33056-ND25 and 33056-NE19; Catalog Number 89-0454 (10mm Rotating Cutter) - Production Identification (Lot) Numbers 33056-ND26 and 33056-NF02; Catalog Number 89-0030 (FORZA Discectomy Case); UPDATED INFORMATION AS OF 04/12/2012: The firm has revised to amend the affected lot information; lot number 34346-NH30 (PN 89-0545) has been added. At the time of recall initiation 3 units from lot 34346-NH30 were in distribution; all 3 units have since been returned to Orthofix. Recall notice stated all lots are to be returned so all other information remains unchanged.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K103111"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- max
- Firm FEI
- 2183449
- Firm city
- Lewisville
- Firm state
- TX
- 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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- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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