FDAAugust 22, 2013device

Anchored Lateral Retractable Drill, Timberline IPF IFU IFU8621-0113, Model 8630-0102. Timberline Anchored Lateral Retractable Drills are used with the Timberline MPF System to establish access into the vertebrae for the screws utilized to anchor the plate to the vertebrae.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

The outer diameter of the Drill shaft is oversized; thereby, resulting in interference fit when inserting the Drill into the Fixed or Variable Sleeve Assembly.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

biomet spinebiomet

Recall history

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