Class II — Potential Health Hazard

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

S-Lift Implant Guides (also known as S-LIF) Compressor Part Number: Recalled by SpineFrontier, Inc. Due to When using the optional S-LIFT (also known as...

Date: August 22, 2012
Company: SpineFrontier, Inc.
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 SpineFrontier, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

S-Lift Implant Guides (also known as S-LIF) Compressor Part Number: 11-50223 Product Usage: Surgical Guides allow a surgeon to place implants into tight spaces, such as a vertebral disc space, without having the implant contact the surrounding bone or tissue. In the case of S-LIFT Implant Guides, they are used to place vertebral bodies into the disc space without the body contacting the superior or inferior vertebrae.

Quantity: 19 units

Why Was This Recalled?

When using the optional S-LIFT (also known as S-LIF) Implant Guides without stops, there is a known risk of moving the Implant Guides, and possibly the implant, too far into the disc space creating the potential for injury to the patient. The instructions for Use for the S-Lift Implant Guides will be amended to add the following warning: "Care is to be taken to not over insert the Implant Guides

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About SpineFrontier, Inc.

SpineFrontier, Inc. has 33 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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