Straumann Narrow CrossFit (NC) Screw for CARES Abutment ZrO2
Medical device recall Z-2161-2012. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 15, 2012.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 15, 2012. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 14 Distributed in US 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?
Incorrect Screw (RC) included with NC CARES Abutment Set was not a Narrow CrossFit (NC) Screw for CARES NC Abutment ZrO2
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Straumann Narrow CrossFit (NC) Screw for CARES Abutment ZrO2. Endosseous dental implant Article Number: 027.2650 Product Usage: Dental implants are intended for surgical placement in maxillary and/or mandibular arches to provide support for prosthetic restorations using a Straumann Narrow CrossFit CARES ZrO2 Abutment in edentulous or partially edentulous patients. Dental implants are intended for immediate placement and function on single-tooth and/or multiple tooth applications when good primary stability is achieved, with appropriate occlusal loading, in order to restore chewing function a Straumann Narrow CrossFit CARES ZrO2 abutment is attached by screw to the dental implant. Multiple tooth applications may be rigidly splinted. In the case of edentulous patients, four or more implants must be used.
14 Distributed in US, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
26217US_10008_00_b00; 25262US_10115_00_b05; 25262US_10115_00_b06; 21408US_10073_00_b01; 26199US _10021_00_b00; 25143US_ 10215_00_ b01; 25267US_10278- 00_ b01; 25267US _10280_ 00_b01; 25267US_ 1280_ 00_b03; 25310US_10342_03_b01; 25310US_10342_03_b03; 25310US_10342_03_b05; 25310US_10345_00_b01; 26249US_10019_00_b01;
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.
US Nationwide Distribution including the countries of FL, IN, LA, NY and TX.
These words name no state.
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 11, 2012.
- FDA classified it on Aug 8, 2012.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Aug 15, 2012.
- FDA terminated it on Sep 5, 2012.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Straumann USA, LLC, of Andover, MA.
- 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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