Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Biomet Spine Lineum OCC Starter Flexible and Lineum Flexible Inner Shaft Recalled by Biomet Spine, LLC Due to Biomet has initiated a recall on Biomet Spine...

Date: July 22, 2015
Company: Biomet Spine, LLC
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Biomet Spine, LLC directly.

Affected Products

Biomet Spine Lineum OCC Starter Flexible and Lineum Flexible Inner Shaft, Model Numbers 14-525050 and 14-525057, reusable devices distributed with bubble wrap inside a plastic pouch. The Lineum system is designed to facilitate reconstruction of the cervical and upper thoracic spine using bone screws, locking plugs, and various types of rods, hooks, and lateral connectors. One of the instruments used with this system is the Lineum Occipital Screw Starter with the inner shaft subassembly. The system comes with a fixed shaft Lineum Occipital Screw Driver, and a 90¿ driver in order to retain and drive the screw into the occipital bone.

Quantity: 49

Why Was This Recalled?

Biomet has initiated a recall on Biomet Spine Lineum OCC Starter Flexible and its inner shaft instrumentsafter identifying that these instruments were distributed prior to completion of all design control activities.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Biomet Spine, LLC

Biomet Spine, LLC has 13 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report