Vitality¿ Spinal Fixation System
Medical device recall Z-0867-2019. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 6, 2019.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 6, 2019. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 27 states named
- 16,429 devices (Thoracolumbosacral pedicle screw system,Spinal Interlaminal & Spinal Intervertebral Body, both appliances for fixation) how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is 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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
The Vitality Shear-off Set Screw is not threading properly with the mating tulip head of the Vitality screws, hooks and connectors due to a manufacturing issue.These devices are indicated as an adjunct to fusion for various indications
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Vitality¿ Spinal Fixation System. Spinal Interlaminal, Appliance, Fixation, (non-sterile). Pedicle screw fixation is indicated for skeletally mature patients and for adolescent patients. For use in Orthopedic medical specialty area. Product Usage: The Vitality Shear-off Set Screw is not threading properly with the mating tulip head of the Vitality screws, hooks and connectors due to a manufacturing issue. These devices are indicated as an adjunct to fusion for various indications.
16,429 devices (Thoracolumbosacral pedicle screw system,Spinal Interlaminal & Spinal Intervertebral Body, both appliances for fixation), in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Item Number; Lot Number; Item Description; UDI #; Manufacturing Quantity 07.02011.001; P141352 (Z00176603); Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)P141352; 2,192 devices 07.02011.001; P141353; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw;…
Every code shown here, 1,988 characters
Item Number; Lot Number; Item Description; UDI #; Manufacturing Quantity 07.02011.001; P141352 (Z00176603); Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)P141352; 2,192 devices 07.02011.001; P141353; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)P141353; 879 devices 07.02011.001; P141354 (Z00468651); Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01) 00889024003187 (10)P141354; 924 devices 07.02011.001; P141358 (Z00420148); Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)P141358; 2,193 devices 07.02011.001; P141359 (Z00274115); Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)P141359; 868 devices 07.02011.001; P141360; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)P141360; 872 devices 07.02011.001; P142510; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)P142510; 3,045 devices 07.02011.001; W505611; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W505611; 1,545 devices 07.02011.001; W508041; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W508041; 1,497 devices 07.02011.001; W509651; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W509651; 3,396 devices 07.02011.001; W509661; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W509661; 3,382 devices 07.02011.001; W5096619; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W5096619; 61 devices 07.02011.001; W526991; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W526991; 799 devices 07.02011.001; W529371; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W529371; 823 devices 07.02011.001; W530301; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W530301; 1,342 devices 07.02011.001; W546001; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W546001; 634 devices 07.02011.001; W554821; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W554821; 2,110 devices 07.02011.001; W559871; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W559871; 1,461 devices 07.02011.001; W573501; Vitality Shear-off Set Screw; (01)00889024003187 (10)W573501; 2,713 devices…
FDA’s list runs to 2,458 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Distributed Nationwide: AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, WA and WI.**** International distribution: Australia and EMEA.
The states and territories these words name
27 states and territories.
Every one of them
- Alabama
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- New Jersey
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Jul 30, 2018.
- FDA classified it on Feb 22, 2019.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 6, 2019.
- FDA terminated it on Apr 28, 2021.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Zimmer Biomet Spine Inc., of Westminster, CO.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,458 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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