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SeaSpine, Inc: Malibu Polyaxial Reduction Screw, 6.5 x 40mm Part Number 13-6540 Malibu Spinal System when used as a Pedicle Screw Spinal System or Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation Device System is to provide immobilization in the treatment of acute and chronic instabilities or deformities of the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine.
- Recall number
- Z-1925-2009
- Recalling firm
- SeaSpine, Inc
- Product
- Malibu Polyaxial Reduction Screw, 6.5 x 40mm Part Number 13-6540 Malibu Spinal System when used as a Pedicle Screw Spinal System or Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation Device System is to provide immobilization in the treatment of acute and chronic instabilities or deformities of the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-03-04
- Posted
- 2009-09-03
- Terminated
- 2011-04-28
- Reason
- SeaSpine has received reports relating to rust on the internal washer contained within the titanium seat assembly of certain Malibu Polyaxial and Malibu Reduction Screws.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- In an Urgent Voluntary Product Recall Notification letter dated March 5th, 2009, SeaSpine informed consignees about the reason for recall and asked them to immediately check the products in their possession and hospital inventories to determine if they have any of the affected product. Alternatively, there were told if they would prefer to return to SeaSpine all Malibu Screw inventory that is in their possession, SeaSpine will sort out the affected product upon receipt and will replace their inventory with Malibu Screws that conform to all SeaSpine specifications. The part number and lot are laser marked on the outside of the seat assembly of each screw. SeaSpine asked their consignees to return affected product to them immediately. Attached was a verification form, that they were told to complete and return even if they did not have any product to return. Furthermore their local Sales Manager could assist them in completing the form. They were also encouraged to contact their Sales Manager or Steve Rybka at (760) 727-8399 x202 if they had any questions regarding the recall, any of their products, or would like assistance with the recall.
- Quantity
- 1,116 Screws in total
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IN, MD, MI, MO, MS, NM, OK, TN, TX, VA, and WI and country of Greece.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number: A1726A
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K051942"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KWP
- Firm FEI
- 3003790069
- Firm city
- Vista
- Firm state
- CA
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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