Device recall: CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM 5CC KIT, Product Code: 2839-05-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for…
Class II FDA enforcement event 64937. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
During injection of cement, the water in the hydraulic pump leaks past the piston within the pump body resulting in the loss of pressure and inability to continue to inject cement.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
DePuy Spine, Inc. started this device recall on 17 Apr 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Raynham, MA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 64937 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 11 Sep 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Aug 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - USA including AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WY; Worldwide: Algeria,…
Recalling firm
DePuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2132-2013 | CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM 5CC KIT, Product Code: 2839-05-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for percutaneous delivery of CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement, which is indicated for fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures. | 3896 units (Overall quantity distributed appears greater than quantities manufactured due to the distribution pathways) | Class II | Terminated | 11 Sep 2013 |
| Z-2133-2013 | CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM 11CC PLUS KIT, Product Code: 2839-10-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for percutaneous delivery of CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement, which is indicated for fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures | 3896 units (Overall quantity distributed appears greater than quantities manufactured due to the distribution pathways) | Class II | Terminated | 11 Sep 2013 |
| Z-2134-2013 | CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM KIT, Product Code: 2839-13-000 The CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement System is intended for percutaneous delivery of CONFIDENCE Spinal Cement, which is indicated for fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures. | 3896 units (Overall quantity distributed appears greater than quantities manufactured due to the distribution pathways) | Class II | Terminated | 11 Sep 2013 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class II
- 90%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 11
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2132-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 64937. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/64937/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - USA including AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WY; Worldwide: Algeria,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 64937?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
3896 units (Overall quantity distributed appears greater than quantities manufactured due to the distribution pathways)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 90% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class II.