FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Aesculap Implant Systems LLC: GE426R; HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM; GE426SU; HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM; GE526R; HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.II D4.5MM; GE526SU; HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.II D4.5; GE626R; HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.III D4.5MM; GE626SU; HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.III D4.5; 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-2089-2017
- Recalling firm
- Aesculap Implant Systems LLC
- Product
- GE426R; HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM; GE426SU; HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.I D4.5MM; GE526R; HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.II D4.5MM; GE526SU; HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.II D4.5; GE626R; HI-LINE XS DIAMOND BURR X-CRS.III D4.5MM; GE626SU; HI-LINE XS DISP.DIAM.BURR X-CRS.III D4.5; 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 amount of burrs - 608
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution - CA, IL, NY, PA, TN, TX
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model numbers: GE426R ; GE426SU ; GE526R ; GE526SU ; GE626R ; GE626SU ;
- 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
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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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