CervAlign Anterior Cervical Plate System-Cervalign, 2Level, 32mm Material Number: 66-232 - Product Usage: intended for anterior cervical fixation (C2-C7) for the following conditions: degenerative disc disease (DDD) defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies, spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e. fracture or dislocation), spinal stenosis, deformities or curvatures (i.e. scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis), tumor, pseudathrosis, and failed previous fusion).
FDA Recall Z-1214-2021 · Posted None
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Reason for Recall
Locking mechanism has been observed to disassociate either intraoperatively or postoperatively resulting in replacement/revision
Firm Action
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. (DBA RTI Surgical) initiated email notification on 15 January 2021 via the Distributor. End Users notified via Distributor by First Class Mail. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and
action to take:
Remove from all user sites and inventory locations the CervAlign Anterior Cervical Plates listed in the attached distribution list. Kindly return CervAlign Anterior Cervical Plates RTI Surgical along with the appropriate forms.
RTI Surgical is working on corrective actions to prevent these events from reoccurring. We do not know at this time how long this will take to apply these corrective actions, but as soon as we do, we will notify you.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at your earliest convenience. RTI Surgical apologizes for any inconvenience this caused Surgalign. Thank you for your cooperation. Contact: Director of Quality
Pioneer Surgical (d.b.a. RTI Surgical), 375 River Park Circle, Marquette, MI 49855 U.S.A. (www.rtix.com) P: 763-238-2034 E: [email protected]
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Distribution Pattern
US Nationwide distribution.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.
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