Gibralt Spine System Polyaxial Screw Intended to promote fusion of the cervical spine, and the thoracic…
Medical device recall Z-1217-2014. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 26, 2014.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Mar 26, 2014. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- 7 states named in where it went
- 242 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 products have been identified to contain springs which have been manufactured with type-304 stainless steel rather than the specified titanium alloy.
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Which ones are recalled?
Gibralt Spine System Polyaxial Screw Intended to promote fusion of the cervical spine, and the thoracic spine, (C3-T3), the Gibralt Spinal System is indicated for the following: DDD (neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, fracture, dislocation, failed previous fusion and/or tumors. The hooks and rods are also intended to provide stabilization to promote fusion following reduction of fracture/dislocation or trauma in the cervical/upper thoracic (C3-T3) spine.
242, in FDA’s words.
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Codes to check against yours
size 3.5mm x 10mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3510, Lot Number #35917001. size 3.5mm x 14mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3514, Lot Number 35917002 and 40023002. size 3.5mm x 20mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3520, Lot Number 35917003. size 3.5mm x 26mm, Catalog…
Every code shown here, 772 characters
size 3.5mm x 10mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3510, Lot Number #35917001. size 3.5mm x 14mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3514, Lot Number 35917002 and 40023002. size 3.5mm x 20mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3520, Lot Number 35917003. size 3.5mm x 26mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3526, Lot Number 35917004. size 4.0mm x 14mm, Catalog #05-000-20-4014, Lot Number 35917005. size 4.0mm x 20mm, Catalog #05-000-20-4020, Lot Number 35917006. size 4.0mm x 26mm, Catalog #05-000-20-4026, Lot Number 35917007. 1/4 Shank, size 3.5mm x 26mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3526, Lot Number 35917008. 1/4 Shank, size 3.5mm x 30mm, Catalog #05-000-20-3530, Lot Number 35917009. 1/4 Shank, size 4.0mm x 26mm, Catalog #05-000-20-4026, Lot Number 35917010. 1/4 Shank, size 4.0mm x 30mm, Catalog #05-000-20-4030, Lot Number 35917011.
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.
USA Distribution including the states of FL, NY, OR, IL, PA, MO and NJ.
The states and territories these words name
- Florida
- Illinois
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
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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 6, 2014.
- FDA classified it on Mar 18, 2014.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Mar 26, 2014.
- FDA terminated it on Aug 4, 2014.
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Who is recalling it?
- Exactech, Inc., of Gainesville, FL.
- 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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