Integra CUSA excel
Medical device recall Z-0920-2013. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 20, 2013.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 20, 2013. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Not named no state, in where it went
- USA 6,190, EU 22,972 and ROW 288 units 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?
There is a potential for erosion of the CUSA EXcel tip used with the Nosecone. Specifically, the potential for tip erosion occurs when using a CUSA CEM Nosecone if the side of the tip, rather than the annulus of the tip, is in contact with the tissue. This erosion can potentially lead to tip breakage. There were no reports of a patient injury associated with these complaints.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Integra CUSA excel. CEM Nosecone for CUSA EXcel System. The CEM Nosecone is intended for use CUSA Excel/CUSA Excel + Ultrasonic Surgical Aspiration System, CUSA handpiece, and Covidien Force FX Electrosurgical Generator. Used in surgical procedures where combined ultrasonic dissection and electrosurgical coagulation is desired, either simultaneously or independently.
USA 6,190, EU 22,972 and ROW 288 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
CEM Nosecone Catalogue No. C6623 Lot numbers: 1092855, 1093129, 1100436, 1100437, 1101217, 1101328, 1103393, 1104265, 1105067, 1110311, 1110892, 1112182, 1112183, 1114112, 1114655, 1115225, 1115499, 1115500, 1120771, 1121141, 1121142,…
Every code shown here, 851 characters
CEM Nosecone Catalogue No. C6623 Lot numbers: 1092855, 1093129, 1100436, 1100437, 1101217, 1101328, 1103393, 1104265, 1105067, 1110311, 1110892, 1112182, 1112183, 1114112, 1114655, 1115225, 1115499, 1115500, 1120771, 1121141, 1121142, 1121383, 1121627, 1122258, 1122259, 1123049 and 1130710. CEM Nosecone, Catalogue No. C6636: 1091431, 1091679, 1091680, 1093475, 1095103, 1095416, 1095417, 1100242, 1100434, 1100435, 1101094, 1101218, 1101219, 1103104, 1103395, 1103849, 1103849, 1103850, 1103852, 1103917, 1103918, 1103922, 1104257, 1104263, 1105071, 1110475, 1110476, 1110978, 1111490, 1111493, 1112187, 1112188, 1112212, 1113179, 1113180, 1113663, 1114357, 1114358, 1114659, 1114660, 1115039, 1115502, 1115504, 1115505, 1120776, 1120777, 1121167, 1121168, 1121169, 1121565, 1121566, 1121567, 1122344, 1123051, 1123052, 1123508, 1123511 and 1124053.
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.
Worldwide Distribution - USA and the countries of Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Switzerland, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Emirates, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britian, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Italy, Japan, Korea (South), Kuwait, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Macedonia, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Tunisia, Taiwan, United Arab, Viet Nam and South Africa.
These words name no state.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
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 Jan 7, 2013.
- FDA classified it on Mar 8, 2013.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 20, 2013.
- FDA terminated it on Aug 6, 2013.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Integra LifeSciences Corp., of Plainsboro, NJ.
- 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.”
- 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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