Biomet Spine, LLC: FDA recalls

FDA enforcement reports name Biomet Spine, LLC as the recalling firm in 13 events. The events have 14 product records. The recalls started from 2011 to 2016. All the events are device recalls.

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Enforcement events

13 events, newest first.

FDA enforcement events of Biomet Spine, LLC
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records	Status
12 Feb 2016	10mm X 12o Solitaire Ti Medium Spacer – Solitaire Anterior Spinal System, Model Number 1400-1230. Product Usage: The SOLITAIRETM SPINAL SYSTEM is designed for use with autograft and is indicated for stand-alone intervertebral body fusion at one level or two contiguous levels in the lumbar spine from L2 to S1 in…	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
29 Sep 2015	MaxAn 4.0mm and 4.5mm fixed screws, used in the MaxAn Anterior Cervical Plate System. The MaxAn Anterior Cervical Plate System is a decompression-based technique for cervical spine stabilization.	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
5 Aug 2015	Biomet Parsippany, NJ. 4 0 MM X 14 MM Variable Screw C-Tek Maxan Anterior Cervical Plate System. Lot 375440.	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
22 Jul 2015	Biomet Spine Lineum OCC Starter Flexible and Lineum Flexible Inner Shaft, Model Numbers 14-525050 and 14-525057, reusable devices distributed with bubble wrap inside a plastic pouch. The Lineum system is designed to facilitate reconstruction of the cervical and upper thoracic spine using bone screws, locking plugs,…	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
12 Mar 2015	Polaris 4.75 TI Spinal System, 4.0 x 20 MM, Closed MAS, Closed Head Multiaxial Screw, Non-Sterile, Rx Only, REF 14-583020, Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies. Spinal fixation component.	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
12 Mar 2015	Lineum HF Torque Handle Limit (Lineum) Model Number 14-525035 P_roduct Usage: Designed to facilitate reconstruction of the cervical and upper thoracic spine using bones screws, locking plugs, and various types of rods, hooks, and lateral connectors.	Device	Class II	2	Terminated
22 Aug 2013	Timberline Anchored Lateral Fixed Retractable Sleeve Model No. 8630-0205. Timberline Anchored Lateral Fixed Retractable Sleeves are used with the Timberline MPF System to help establish access into the vertebrae for the screws utilized to anchor the plate to the vertebrae. The Timberline Retractable Drill and the…	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
22 Aug 2013	Timberline Anchored Lateral Variable Retractable Sleeve LITPCR8600-2101-07, Model No. 8630‐0204 Timberline Anchored Lateral Variable Retractable Sleeves (the Sleeves) are used with the Timberline MPF System to help establish access into the vertebrae for the screws utilized to anchor the plate to the vertebrae.	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
22 Aug 2013	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.	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
30 Nov 2012	Set Screw 5.5 mm Rod - Model #7703-1600. Product Usage: The titanium alloy set screw is used to seat a 5.5 mm titanium alloy, commercially pure titanium or cobalt chrome rod into a pedicle screw tulip in order to create a spinal fixation construct. The Set Screw is provided to the user non-sterile and is used across…	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
22 Feb 2012	Timberline Cranial Caudal and Posterior Blades, 40 - 180mm Model # 8734-2XXX, 8734-5XXX is a reusable device provided within an aluminum sterilization tray along with other instruments for use in a Timberline procedure Timberline Anchored Lateral Retractable Drills are used with the Timberline Lateral System to…	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
19 Dec 2011	Telluride Percutaneous Rod Inserter Long, Model #7706-1904. The Inserter is a reusable device provided within an aluminum sterilization case along with other orthopedic manual surgical instruments. The case consists of three trays of instruments, and the middle tray contains a quantity of two Inserters. The Inserter…	Device	Class II	1	Terminated
9 Mar 2011	LANX, REF, PCR8XXX-XXX, LOT, RXONLY. Packaged within aluminum sterilization case. Product Usage: The Durango implant is intended for spinal fusion procedures to be used with autogenous bone graft in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) at one or two contiguous spinal levels from L2S1.	Device	Class II	1	Terminated

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Type and class

Biomet Spine, LLC: events for each product type
Type		Events
Device		13

Biomet Spine, LLC: events in each class
Class		Events
Class II		13

Share of the events of the firm in Class I: 0%
Share of all events on the register in Class I: 18%
Events with the status Ongoing: 0

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Events by year

FDA enforcement events of Biomet Spine, LLC, by the year that the recall started. The largest year is 2015, with 5 events.

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Biomet Spine, LLC: FDA recalls. https://recallregister.com/firm/biomet-spine-llc/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA enforcement reports
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Export date: 28 Sep 2026
State of the firm address: CO, NJ

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Questions

Which classes do the FDA recalls of Biomet Spine, LLC have?: Class II: 13 events. The class is for the product of a recall. It is not a class of the firm.
What is the newest FDA recall of Biomet Spine, LLC?: FDA event 73402, which the firm started on 12 Feb 2016. The first product in the record is: 10mm X 12o Solitaire Ti Medium Spacer – Solitaire Anterior Spinal System, Model Number 1400-1230. Product Usage: The SOLITAIRETM SPINAL SYSTEM is designed for use with autograft and is indicated for stand-alone intervertebral body fusion at one level or two contiguous levels in the lumbar spine from L2 to S1 in…
How many FDA recalls of Biomet Spine, LLC have the status Ongoing?: No event has the status Ongoing in the openFDA file. openFDA says 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.