CLASS II Device recall · Reported 11 Apr 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Confidence Plus Kit Spinal Cement System, Product Codes: 283910000 recalled
DePuy Spine is recalling Confidence Plus Kit Spinal Cement System. The recall was initiated on 15 Dec 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1300-2018
- FDA event ID
- 79494
- Recalling firm
- DePuy Spine, Raynham, MA
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 15 Dec 2017
- FDA classified
- 3 Apr 2018
- Reported
- 11 Apr 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Spinal Implants
Timeline
| 15 Dec 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 3 Apr 2018 | Classified by FDA | +109 days |
| 11 Apr 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Certain lots of the spinal cement may contain incorrect amounts of contrast medium so that the product is difficult or impossible to visualize on x-ray.
Product as listed by the FDA
Confidence Plus Kit Spinal Cement System, Product Codes: 283910000 (GTIN: (01)10705034209623) and 283910000 (GTIN: (01)10705034209630) The CONFIDENCE SPINAL CEMENT SYSTEM¿ 11cc Kit is intended for percutaneous delivery of CONFIDENCE 11cc Spinal Cement, which is indicated for fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body during vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures. Painful vertebral compression fractures may result from osteoporosis, benign lesions (hemangioma), and malignant lesions (metastatic cancer, myeloma).
Where it was distributed
International Distribution (outside the U.S.) only: Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, Malaysia, Germany, Austria, Colombia, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, Hungary, Croatia, and Sweden.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Certain lots of the spinal cement may contain incorrect amounts of contrast medium so that the product is difficult or impossible to visualize on x-ray.
Which lots are affected?
Lot numbers: 129385 129386 133824 133825 133826 133827 133828 133829 133830 133831 134609 134610 134611 134612 134613 134614 135476 135477 135478 145664 145665 145666 145667 145668 145669 145670 145671 147555 152905 152906 152908 153880 153881 153882 153883 153884 153885 153886 153888 153889 154956 154957 HVKBHH HVKBHJ
Where was it sold?
International Distribution (outside the U.S.) only: Mexico, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, Malaysia, Germany, Austria, Colombia, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Australia, Hungary, Croatia, and Sweden.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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