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Event 72646

4 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 10, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Aesculap, Inc.

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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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4 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 4

Flexible Screw Driver SJ706R; Non Sterile; B Braun; Aesculap; Aesculap AG These instruments are intended for use during the implantations of the A-Space SIBD and Arcadius XP L systems.

Z-0422-2016
Recall number
Z-0422-2016
Initiated
November 10, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Aesculap, Inc.
Quantity
37

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

Code information

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Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and country of: Canada.

device · product 2 of 4

Flexible Bone Awl; SJ607R; NON STERILE; B Braun Aesculap; Aesculap AG: These instruments are intended for use during the implantations of the A-Space SIBD and Arcadius XP L systems.

Z-0423-2016
Recall number
Z-0423-2016
Initiated
November 10, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Aesculap, Inc.
Quantity
41

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Component design/selection

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Reason for recall

The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

Code information

all lots

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and country of: Canada.

device · product 3 of 4

Flexible Drill; SJ723R; NON STERILE; B Braun Aesculap; Aesculap AG These instruments are intended for use during the implantations of the A-Space SIBD and Arcadius XP L systems.

Z-0424-2016
Recall number
Z-0424-2016
Initiated
November 10, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Aesculap, Inc.
Quantity
13

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Component design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

Code information

All Lots

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and country of: Canada.

device · product 4 of 4

Tray Set containing multiple instruments and may contain the flexible bone awl, flexible drill and/or flexible screw driver in varying amounts depending on order. Tray set is not sealed. These instruments are intended for use during the implantations of the A-Space SIBD and Arcadius XP L systems. Tray catalog number is: Tray designated as ST0485-037.

Z-0448-2016
Recall number
Z-0448-2016
Initiated
November 10, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Aesculap, Inc.
Quantity
unknown

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Component design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The flexible shaft of the instruments may break during orthopedic spinal surgery. There is a risk of a delay in surgery or that a fragment from the shaft could be left in a patient.

Code information

All Lots

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and country of: Canada.