Brand Name: Elegance¿ Anterior Cervical Plate Product Name: ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE, ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL…
Medical device recall Z-1821-2026. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 22, 2026.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 22, 2026. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 4 states named
- 511 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?
Due to a quality issue regarding the presence of burr on the finished cervical plate product.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Brand Name: Elegance¿ Anterior Cervical Plate Product Name: ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE, ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE, ELEGANCE 3 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE, ELEGANCE 4 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE Model/Catalog Number: See Excel sheet attached named “FDA 5072 Product Information” Software Version: Not applicable Product Description: The Elegance¿Anterior Cervical plate is designed for use as a cervical plate system. It has a shape which restores the intervertebral height and lordosis. The Elegance¿ Anterior Cervical plate consists in a variety of shapes and sizes of cervical plates with rounded corners, featuring bone screw s holes, locking systems and bone screws. The plates go from one (1) to five (5) levels, and the screws are selfdrilling or self- tapping, and fixed or variable. The fixation is provided by the bone screws inserted into the vertebral body by means of an anterior approach. The Elegance¿plates, as well as the bone screws, are made of compliant ASTM F136 Titanium alloy. It is essential to insert the implants with the instrumentation specifically designed for this purpose. For more description of the instrumentation, read the technical documentation associated to the Elegance¿ Anterior Cervical plate. Detailed information concerning the surgical technique of the Elegance¿Anterior Cervical plate is available upon request, please contact CLARIANCE or its local representative.
511, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot Code: See Excel sheet attached named “FDA 5072 Product Information” See Spreadsheet attached named “FDA 5072 Product Quantity Distributed” Catalog Number: 53430108 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 8MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644353 Lot…
Every code shown here, 1,988 characters
Lot Code: See Excel sheet attached named “FDA 5072 Product Information” See Spreadsheet attached named “FDA 5072 Product Quantity Distributed” Catalog Number: 53430108 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 8MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644353 Lot Numbers: PC03X R879X Catalog Number: 53430110 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 10MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644353 Lot Numbers: P758X RAA2X R825X R902X Catalog Number: 53430111 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 11MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644384 Lot Numbers: R194X RAA1X Catalog Number: 53430112 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 12MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644391 Lot Numbers: R195X RAB2X Catalog Number: 53430113 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 13MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644407 Lot Numbers: R196X R197X R584X RA81X Catalog Number: 53430114 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 14MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644414 Lot Number: R585X Catalog Number: 53430116 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 16MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644438 Lot Number: R586X Catalog Number: 53430120 (ELEGANCE 1 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 20MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644452 Lot Number: R182X Catalog Number: 53430220 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 20MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644452 Lot Numbers: R587X RAA0X Catalog Number: 53430224 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 24MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644490 Lot Number: R588X Catalog Number: 53430228 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 28MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644513 Lot Numbers: R589X RA80X Catalog Number: 53430230 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 30MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644520 Lot Numbers: R556X RA99X Catalog Number: 53430232 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 32MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644537 Lot Numbers: R590X RAB3X Catalog Number: 53430234 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 34MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644544 Lot Numbers: R591X R880X RA98X Catalog Number: 53430236 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 36MM) UDI-DI code: 03700780644551 Lot Numbers: R592X R881X RA97X RAU3X Catalog Number: 53430240 (ELEGANCE 2 LEVEL CERVICAL PLATE 40MM) UDI-DI code:…
FDA’s list runs to 2,844 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.
U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, IL, NY and TX.
The states and territories these words name
- California
- Illinois
- New York
- Texas
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.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, 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 Feb 20, 2026.
- FDA classified it on Apr 15, 2026.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Apr 22, 2026.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Clariance-SAS, of Beaurains, France.
- 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 2,844 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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