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TeDan Surgical Innovations LLC: PHANTOM CS QUICK START DISTRACTION SCREW, 14 MM, STERILE, 5/BOX - Product Usage: intended to be used for distraction in the anterior approach to the cervical spine.

Recall number
Z-2529-2020
Recalling firm
TeDan Surgical Innovations LLC
Product
PHANTOM CS QUICK START DISTRACTION SCREW, 14 MM, STERILE, 5/BOX - Product Usage: intended to be used for distraction in the anterior approach to the cervical spine.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2020-05-15
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2022-09-08
Reason
Lack of pouch seal. Product is labelled as sterile.
Root cause
Packaging change control
Action
On June 4, 2020, the firm sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE FIELD SAFETY NOTICE" along a "Field Safety Notice Acknowledgement and Receipt Form Response Required" to customers via email informing them the Recaling Firm has received two (2) complaints associated with the packaging issue where there was no seal on the screw pouch opposite the chevron manufacturing pouch seal. The Recalling Firm is instructing customer to: -immediate visual inspection of the pouch be conducted (Letter A shown in the red outline opposite the chevron seal [Letter B] in Figure 1) and observe for an open seal (example photographs are included in the Notification). Any product exhibiting an open seal is to be quarantined, and then returned to the Recalling Firm. Customers are to contact their authorized distributor for RMA and shipping instructions. The Recalling Firm requests the following actions be performed to visually inspect the product packaging: 1. Carefully open the Distraction Screw box only on one (1) end, ensuring box integrity. 2. Remove the five (5) sterile pouches. 3. Visually inspect the seal zone (indicated as letter A in Figure 1) opposite the chevron seal (Letter B) for each sterile pouch. 4. IF the pouch is not sealed, DO NOT USE THE DEVICE. Quarantine the device and contact your authorized distributor who will assist you with shipping instructions and replacements. See contact information below. 5. IF the pouch is sealed, is not opened, the product remains sterile and may be used. 6. Complete and return to TSI the enclosed FIELD SAFETY NOTICE ACKNOWLEDGMENT via fax or e-mail. Please complete as soon as possible but no later than July 6, 2020. Contact Information for Returns - RMA: Account Management Telephone 713-726-0886 Email Address acctmgmt@tedansurgical.com Fax 713-726-0846 For further questions, contact Lynne Davies, ldavies@tedansurgical.com or call 713-554-2130
Quantity
495 screws (packaged into 99 boxes) - [5 screws per box]
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of: AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, NV, PA, PR, TN, TX, and WA . The countries of Australia, Canada, France, Philippines, Taiwan, U.A.E., and United Kingdom.
Lot, serial or model codes
Product Code: DS-0024 UDI Number: 00851797006481 Lot Number: 2018071601
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
LXH
Firm FEI
3005726885
Firm city
Sugar Land
Firm state
TX
Firm country
not on file

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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
Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z

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