FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Biomet Spine, LLC: Polaris 4.75 TI Spinal System, 4.0 x 20 MM, Closed MAS, Closed Head Multiaxial Screw, Non-Sterile, Rx Only, REF 14-583020, Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies. Spinal fixation component.
- Recall number
- Z-2152-2015
- Recalling firm
- Biomet Spine, LLC
- Product
- Polaris 4.75 TI Spinal System, 4.0 x 20 MM, Closed MAS, Closed Head Multiaxial Screw, Non-Sterile, Rx Only, REF 14-583020, Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies. Spinal fixation component.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-03-12
- Posted
- 2015-07-20
- Terminated
- 2015-12-21
- Reason
- Multiaxial screws may not meet internal requirements related to fatigue strength. Compression testing result and surface treatment are out of specification.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Biomet Spine issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice/Response Form dated 3/12/2015 to their affected customers.
- Quantity
- 4,765 units
- Distribution
- Distribution US Nationwide (AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NY, OH, PA, TX, WA, WI) and The Netherlands.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Numbers: 14-582020, 14-582022, 14-582025, 14-582030, 14-582035, 14-582040, 14-582120, 14-582122, 14-582125, 14-582127, 14-582130, 14-582135, 14-582140, 14-582220, 14-582222, 14-582225, 14-582230, 14-582235, 14-582240, 14-582245, 14-582250, 14-592320, 14-582325, 14-582330, 14-582335, 14-582340, 14-582345, 14-582350, 14-582530, 14-582535, 14-582540, 14-582545, 14-582550, 14-582565, 14-582570, 14-582575, 14-583020, 14-583025, 14-583030, 14-583035, 14-583040, 14-583120, 14-583125, 14-583130, 14-583135, 14-583140, 14-583220, 14-583225, 14-583230, 14-583235, 14-583240, 14-583245, 14-583250, 14-583320, 14-583325, 14-583330, 14-583335, 14-583340, 14-583345 and 14-583350. All lots.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K133746"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NKB
- Firm FEI
- 3010928172
- Firm city
- Parsippany
- Firm state
- NJ
- 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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