Recall Record

San Diego, CA, United States

NuVasive Inc recalls

5 recalls recorded since 2018, most recently on 10 November 2022. 3 are listed as ongoing. Status and classification are as published by the FDA.

Recalls5
Ongoing (FDA)3
Terminated or completed2
Class I (FDA)0

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
10 November 2022
Reason
Potential that insert will be unable to disengage from the vertebral body replacement device/implant
Distribution
Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of NC, CA, FL, KY, IL, TX, CO, OH, AK, GA, UT, MA, WA, HI, AL, NY, WI, AR, ID, VA, PA, SC, MD, PA, AZ, RI, IN, ME, NJ, MI, TN, MN, OR, OK, WY, and Puerto Rico. The countries of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Spai
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-0738-2023

Ongoing Class III Medical devices

Recall started
19 July 2022
Reason
Due to an incorrect security key, customers were unable to connect to remote monitoring during spinal surgery, neck dissections, thoracic surgeries, and upper and lower extremity procedures.
Distribution
U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, FL, NC, OH, and TX.
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1052-2023

Ongoing Class II Medical devices

Recall started
20 June 2022
Reason
Cervical artificial disc Unique Device Identifier (UDI) barcodes contain the incorrect Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) on the Patient Label when scanned and may also contain the incorrect GTIN human readable text, which could lead to selecting an incorrectly sized unit.
Distribution
US: CA, WA, TX, IN, MO, MI, FL, VA, OR. OUS: DE, NZ, SG, UK
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1453-2022

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
10 June 2020
Terminated
22 March 2021
Reason
The NVM5 EMG Module kit intended for intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during spinal surgery contains incorrect component, part number 1715945, SSEP harness instead of the the correct part number 1747065, NVM5 Harness, Gen 3.5 EM. This issue can result in delay in therapy or lack of EMG neuromonitoring during surgery if the surgeon elects to proceed without the NVM5.
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AR, CA, IA, IL, WI. OUS: None
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-2684-2020

Terminated Class II Medical devices

Recall started
13 February 2020
Terminated
25 May 2022
Reason
Post-implantation separation of an actuator end cap component that may expose internal components of the actuator, which could lead to hastened degeneration of the internal components and egress of Titanium alloy wear debris and resultant localized tissue discoloration.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. The Countries of Argentina, Austria, Belg
Initiated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number
Z-1898-2020

A terminated FDA recall means the FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made. What statuses mean.