Aesculap Implant Systems LLC: GP161R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D2.0; GP162R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR+ COARSE D2.0; GP163R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D2,3; GP164R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR+ COARSE D2,3; GP165R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D3,0; GP166R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR+ COARSE D3,0; GP167R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR++ COARSE D3,0; GP168R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D4,0; GP169R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D5,0; GP170R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D6,0; GP173R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D3,0; GP174R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D4,0; GP175R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D5,0; GP176R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D6,0; GP177R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D7,0; GP328R; ELAN 4 2-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D4.0; GP329R; ELAN 4 2-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D5.0; GP330R; ELAN 4 2-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D6.0; Product Usage: The ELAN 4 motor system and the Hi-Line XS handpiece are intended for high speed cutting, sawing, drilling and manipulation of soft tissue and bone in the fields of Spine, ENT, Neuro, and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Recall number

Z-2087-2017

Recalling firm

Aesculap Implant Systems LLC

Product

GP161R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D2.0; GP162R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR+ COARSE D2.0; GP163R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D2,3; GP164R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR+ COARSE D2,3; GP165R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D3,0; GP166R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR+ COARSE D3,0; GP167R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR++ COARSE D3,0; GP168R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D4,0; GP169R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D5,0; GP170R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR COARSE D6,0; GP173R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D3,0; GP174R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D4,0; GP175R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D5,0; GP176R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D6,0; GP177R; ELAN 4 1-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D7,0; GP328R; ELAN 4 2-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D4.0; GP329R; ELAN 4 2-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D5.0; GP330R; ELAN 4 2-RING DIAMOND BURR X-COARSE D6.0; Product Usage: The ELAN 4 motor system and the Hi-Line XS handpiece are intended for high speed cutting, sawing, drilling and manipulation of soft tissue and bone in the fields of Spine, ENT, Neuro, and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2017-03-28

Posted

2017-04-24

Terminated

2018-02-06

Reason

Diamond particulates may break off the burr and fall into the surgical site. If the particles are not detected and are not removed from the surgical site a foreign body reaction may occur. These particulates could also lead to mechanically induced soft tissue damage.

Root cause

Process control

Action

On April 7, 2017 8 Hospitals, 3 distributors and 11 sales reps were sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification letter. Letters were sent UPS overnight. Customers were asked to immediately discontinue use and return the product to Aesculap, Inc.

Quantity

Total of all burrs - 608 units

Distribution

US Nationwide distribution - CA, IL, NY, PA, TN, TX

Lot, serial or model codes

Model numbers COARSE:  GP161R ; GP162R ; GP163R ; GP164R ; GP165R ; GP166R ; GP167R ; GP168R ; GP169R ; GP170R ;  Model numbers X-Course: GP173R ; GP174R ; GP175R ; GP176R ; GP177R ; GP328R ; GP329R ; GP330R ;

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

GEY

Firm FEI

2916714

Firm city

Center Valley

Firm state

PA

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

Copy