Recall Register

Device recall: Universal Clamp System (IFU reference: SNA027-N-90001). Provides the stability required for solid bone fusion and…

Class II FDA enforcement event 73363. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Zimmer Biomet is initiating a Medical Device Correction Notice to provide updated cleaning and disinfecting instructions for use of the Instinct Java System (IFU reference: 046WAN0000T) and Universal Clamp System (IFU reference: SNA027-N-90001).

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

Zimmer Spine, Inc. started this device recall on 12 Feb 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Minneapolis, MN. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73363 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 30 Mar 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Aug 2016.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US (nationwide)-including the states of AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, ,MD, MA, MI, MN,MO, NV, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK,. PA, TN,TX, WA, and WI.

Recalling firm

Zimmer Spine, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 73363: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1189-2016Universal Clamp System (IFU reference: SNA027-N-90001). Provides the stability required for solid bone fusion and helps reduce spinal deformities and fractures.3484Class IITerminated30 Mar 2016
Z-1190-2016Instinct Java System (IFU reference: 046WAN0000T). Stabilizes one or more vertebral segments from the thoracic spine to the sacrum during the development of bone tissue.2506Class IITerminated30 Mar 2016

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2016
1,232
Share of these events in Class II
91%
Product records in this event
2Median of the firm: 2
Events of the firm on the register
2

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Zimmer Spine, Inc.
InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
3 Feb 2016Virage OCT Spinal Fixation System. Intended to promote fusion of the Occipital-Cervical-Thoracic spine (Occiput-T3). Event 73265DeviceClass II1

Official channels

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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73363. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73363/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
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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: US (nationwide)-including the states of AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, ,MD, MA, MI, MN,MO, NV, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK,. PA, TN,TX, WA, and WI.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 73363?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 3484
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.