Medtronic Spine LLC, formerly Kyphon Inc: Medtronic brand KyphX HV-R Bone Cement, a polymethyl bone cement consisting of a quantity of powder (20 g) and a volume of liquid (10 ml/9 g) mixed in a Kyphon mixer for up to two minutes. Model Number: CO1A; Manufactured by Elmdown LTD, London, England, for Medtronic Spine LLC, Sunnyvale, CA. Product is a medical device used during balloon kyphoplasty to cement structures in fractured vertebral bodies.

Recall number

Z-1624-2011

Recalling firm

Medtronic Spine LLC, formerly Kyphon Inc

Product

Medtronic brand KyphX HV-R Bone Cement, a polymethyl bone cement consisting of a quantity of powder (20 g) and a volume of liquid (10 ml/9 g) mixed in a Kyphon mixer for up to two minutes. Model Number: CO1A; Manufactured by Elmdown LTD, London, England, for Medtronic Spine LLC, Sunnyvale, CA. Product is a medical device used during balloon kyphoplasty to cement structures in fractured vertebral bodies.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2009-11-10

Posted

2011-03-11

Terminated

2011-03-11

Reason

Product may not reach proper viscosity (dough state) and inconsistency or lack of homogeneity during cement preparation and during delivery period.

Root cause

Other

Action

The firm, Medtronic Spine LLC, sent an "URGENT DEVICE RECALL NOTICE" dated November 9, 2009 to the customers. The notice described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to return the affected lots to Medtronic Spine; to not use any of the affected product that they may have received (Medtronic will replace any affected product in their inventory), the customer should contact their Medtronic Spine sales representative or customer service at [866-959-7466 or for geography] for assistance with replacement product, and complete and return the URGENT DEVICE RECALL NOTICE: Action Required form to Medtronic Spine LLC via fax at (408) 543-6192 or mail to: Medtronic Spine LLC, Attn: Recall Coordinator, 1221 Crossman Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. If you have any questions about this notification, please do not hesitate to contact Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs via email: pamela.n.segale@medtronic.com or phone at (408) 548-5235.

Quantity

not on file

Distribution

USA including states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, IN, KY, MA, MD, MO, MT, NC, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, and WV; and countries including: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Lybia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Vietnam.

Lot, serial or model codes

Lot Numbers: EL15106, EL15406, EL15706, EL16006, EL16406, EL16506, EL16806, EL17006, EL17307, EL17507, EL17607, EL17707, EL17807, EL18007, EL18307, EL18407, EL18707, EL18907, EL19207, EL19507, EL19807, EL20007, EL20107, EL20307, EL20407, EL20507, EL20607, EL20808, EL20908, EL21008, EL21208, EL21308, EL21608, EL21708, EL21908, EL22008, EL22108, EL22308, EL22908, EL23008, EL23508, EL23608, EL23708, EL24008, 24108, EL24208, EL24408, EL24508, EL24608, EL25008, EL25108, EL25408, EL25508, EL26409, EL26509

510(k) numbers

["K033801","K041584"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

NDN

Firm FEI

3004904811

Firm city

Sunnyvale

Firm state

CA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

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

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