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Event 63272

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
July 05, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Stryker Spine

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Aviator Drill Bit (10 mm, 12 mm, 14 mm, 16 mm, Manufactured by: Stryker Spine SAS Z.1 Marticot -33610- Cestas France +33 (0) 5.57.97.06.30 http://www.stryker.com Distributed in the USA by Stryker Spine 2 Pearl Ct., Allendale NJ 07401-1677 USA +1-201-750-8000 Drill bits are reusable instruments, sterilized prior to use, used in conjunction with an Aviator Drill Guide to provide a pathway for screw insertion. The aviator Anterior Cervical Plating (ACP) System is intended for use as an aid in cervical spinal fusion and is intended for unilateral fixation.

Z-0163-2013
Recall number
Z-0163-2013
Initiated
July 05, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Stryker Spine
Quantity
6154 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Aviator drill bits are 10 mm longer than the Reflex Hybrid drill bits and are not interchangeable which could lead to over-drilling by as much as 10 mm.

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Reason for recall

Aviator drill bits are 10 mm longer than the Reflex Hybrid drill bits and are not interchangeable which could lead to over-drilling by as much as 10 mm.

Code information

E207315 Catalog number 48770610, 48770612, 48770616 All lots

Distribution pattern

Nationwide distribution.