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Event 76494

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
January 11, 2017
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Kiscomedica S.A.

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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L-Varlock Cage/Trial Implant Holder, Reference HD0060, Kisco International, France. Product Usage: The L-Varlock Lumbar Cage is indicated for intervertebral body fusion procedures in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine at one or two contiguous levels from L2-S1. DDD is defined as discogenic pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies. These DDD patients may also have up to Grade I spondylolisthesis at the involved level(s). L-Varlock Lumbar implants are to be used with autogenous bone graft and implanted via an open posterior approach. L-Varlock Lumbar implant is to be used with supplemental fixation. Patients should have at least six (6) months of non-operative treatment prior to treatment with an intervertebral cage.

Z-1461-2017
Recall number
Z-1461-2017
Initiated
January 11, 2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Kiscomedica S.A.
Quantity
13 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Firm received a complaint of the tip holder breaking during use.

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Reason for recall

Firm received a complaint of the tip holder breaking during use.

Code information

Batch number: 15486

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of MO and country of Switzerland.