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Exact FDA event identifier

Event 72789

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 26, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
ArthroCare Corporation

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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device · product 1 of 1

Cavity 8 Gauge Spine Wand indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissues and hemostasis of blood vessels in spinal procedures.

Z-0623-2016
Recall number
Z-0623-2016
Initiated
October 26, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
ArthroCare Corporation
Quantity
262 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
There is cracking in the tray when the device is snapped into place. The crack is through the full thickness of the tray, compromising the sterile barrier.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

There is cracking in the tray when the device is snapped into place. The crack is through the full thickness of the tray, compromising the sterile barrier.

Code information

Lot Numbers: 1024313, 1024482, 1027160, 1034306, 1041879, 1059328

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide including OH, MO, AZ, AL, CA, FL, SC, GA, and PA; Spain, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Singapore, Russia, Turkey, and Ecuador.