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Medical device recalls 2020

ALTERA Spacer ALTERA Spacer — Class II medical device recall Z-2867-2020

Terminated recall by Globus Medical, Inc., reported 2020-09-02. Specific lots of ALTERA¿ implants have internal components that may have been manufactured using stainless ste

Recall numberZ-2867-2020
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmGlobus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA, United States
Recall initiated2020-07-22
Classified2020-08-22
Reported by FDA2020-09-02
Terminated2021-08-19
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00889095069891
Model numbers1124.1213

Product

ALTERA Spacer ALTERA Spacer, 10x36, 10-14mm, 8¿

Reason for recall

Specific lots of ALTERA¿ implants have internal components that may have been manufactured using stainless steel rather than the specified cobalt chromium molybdenum alloy.

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-2867-2020. 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.