FDA Device

Anjon Bremer Molded Crown. bone fixation fastener for spinal use. REF number 100048 - Product Usage: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener. Provides cervical spine immobilization and therapeutic traction for treatment of patients with cervical trauma or other neck conditions.

Hazard

High rate of galling of one threaded component.

What You Should Do

Remedy

The one unit released into the United States has already been returned, unused, to Anjon. No uncorrected product remains in distribution or in use in the USA. No units subject to the failure mode have been released into distribution within Japan. All units shipped to Japan are being either returned to Anjon for reprocessing to remove the failure mode; or are to corrected by the addition of the instruction to use sterile surgical lubricant on the thread of the Slider. JMDM is the license holder for the product within Japan and will not release the product until resolution to its satisfaction of the issue.

Products

Anjon Bremer Molded Crown. bone fixation fastener for spinal use. REF number 100048 - Product Usage: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener. Provides cervical spine immobilization and the
Brand
Anjon Holdings
UPC
REF number 100048 Lot # 170240, US customer Lot # 170162, 170163, 70164,170165, 170229, 170240, 170247, 170260 and SM 42048. International customers.

Units Affected

249 devices