Medical Device Recall Announced By Zimmer Spine
Medical device maker Zimmer Spine Inc. issued an urgent worldwide recall of 315 units of its PEEK Ardis Inserter, a surgical instrument used during spinal surgery to implant the PEEK Ardis Interbody Spacer. Zimmer Spine issued the voluntary recall for the inserter instrument after receiving reports that the spacer implant may break when subjected to “excessive lateral and/or off-axis forces