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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

S-Lift Implant Guides (also known as S-LIF) Compressor Part Number: 11-50223 Product Usage: Surgical Guides allow a surgeon to place implants into tight spaces, such as a vertebral disc space, without having the implant contact the surrounding bone or tissue. In the case of S-LIFT Implant Guides, they are used to place vertebral bodies into the disc space without the body contacting the superior or inferior vertebrae.

Z-0417-2013

August 22, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
SpineFrontier, Inc.
Event
Event 63075
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
19 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0417-2013

Official wording

Reason: When using the optional S-LIFT (also known as S-LIF) Implant Guides without stops, there is a known risk of moving the Implant Guides, and possibly the implant, too far into the disc space creating the potential for injury to the patient. The instructions for Use for the S-Lift Implant Guides will be amended to add the following warning: "Care is to be taken to not over insert the Implant Guides

Code information: Lot Numbers: 012064-001

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide including the states of: MA and TX.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    When using the optional S-LIFT (also known as S-LIF) Implant Guides without stops, there is a known risk of moving the Implant Guides, and possibly the implant, too far into the disc space creating the potential for injury to the patient. The instructions for Use for the S-Lift Implant Guides will be amended to add the following warning: "Care is to be taken to not over insert the Implant Guides