Recall Z-2870-2020— Globus Medical, Inc.

Name: FDA recall Z-2870-2020
Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Published: 2020-07-22

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by Globus Medical, Inc., initiated 2020-07-22, terminated 2021-08-19. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K140411. Product: ALTERA Spacer ALTERA Spacer, 10x36, 10-14mm, 15¿. Reason: Specific lots of ALTERA¿ implants have internal components that may have been manufactured using stainless steel rather than the specified cobalt chromium molybdenum alloy..

Recalling firm: Globus Medical, Inc.
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2020-07-22
Terminated: 2021-08-19
Firm location: Audubon, PA, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K140411 — ALTERA SPACERGlobus Medical, Inc.·cleared 2014-07-01

K-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.

Product description

ALTERA Spacer ALTERA Spacer, 10x36, 10-14mm, 15¿

Reason for recall

Specific lots of ALTERA¿ implants have internal components that may have been manufactured using stainless steel rather than the specified cobalt chromium molybdenum alloy.

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