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Medical device recalls 2018

Tritanium Posterior Lumbar — Class II medical device recall Z-0605-2019

Terminated recall by Howmedica Osteonics Corp., reported 2018-12-19, distributed nationwide. The surgical technique is being updated to caution against misuse due to reports of cage fractures occurring i

Recall numberZ-0605-2019
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmHowmedica Osteonics Corp., Allendale, NJ, United States
Recall initiated2018-11-28
Classified2018-12-13
Reported by FDA2018-12-19
Terminated2020-05-28
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity28,461
Reason classesdevice malfunction
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI07613327117943
Model numbers48950066, 48950070, 48950076, 48950080, 48950086, 48950090, 48950092, 48950096, 48950100, 48950102, 48950106, 48950110, 48950112, 48950116, 48950120, 48950122, 48950126, 48950130, 48950132, 48950136, 48950140, 48950142, 48950146, 48951070, 48951076 and 83 more

Product

Tritanium Posterior Lumbar (PL) cage intervertebral body fusion implant. Intended for an open, less invasive, and minimally invasive PLIF or TLIF surgical procedure.

Reason for recall

The surgical technique is being updated to caution against misuse due to reports of cage fractures occurring intra-operatively and post-operatively.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-0605-2019. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.