# FDA recall Z-0069-2021

> **Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics Inc** · Class II · device recall initiated 2020-07-24.

## Product

NUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS, INC. Precice Bone Transport Antegrade Femur Trochanter 10 Degree Bend    Component of the orthopedic Precice Bone Transport System of intramedullary nail, locking screws, reusable instruments, and hand-held External Remote Controller (ERC).

## Reason for recall

During explantation, standard removal tools can generate sufficient forces to cause distal plug to disassociate from the bone transport system.

## Distribution

Worldwide distribution.  US nationwide, Austria, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Germany, UAE, Luxembourg, Israel, Netherlands.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-0069-2021
- **Recalling firm:** Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics Inc
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Ongoing
- **Initiation date:** 2020-07-24
- **Report date:** 2020-10-14

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Aliso Viejo, CA, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0069-2021

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-0069-2021. Retrieved 2026-07-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-0069-2021. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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