Class III U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Orthofix U.S. LLC Brand Name: Forza" PTC Spacer System Product Name: Forza" PTC Spacer recall: Labeling contains claims that are not consistently present

Recall published 10 months ago

Labeling contains claims that are not consistently present.

The hazard: Device safety concern

This is a device enforcement record. Check whether the remedy is a correction, a software update or a removal before changing anything.

What the notice says: Labeling contains claims that are not consistently present.

Why it matters: The FDA recorded an enforcement action against this device. Most device recalls are corrections rather than removals, so the device often stays in use while the manufacturer issues a fix.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0892-2026
Published
December 17, 2025
Risk level
Class III
Status
Ongoing
Issued by
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Brand
Orthofix U.S. LLC
Product type
Medical devices
Units affected
34582
Distribution
Nationwide
Made in
United States
Lot / code info
Lot Code: All Lot codes/ UDI: 38-1007SP 18257200091577 38-1008SP 18257200091584 38-1009SP 18257200091591 38-1010SP 18257200111404 38-1011SP 18257200091614 38-1012SP 18257200091621 38-1013SP 18257200091638 38-1014SP 18257200091645 38-1707SP 18257200092185 38-1708SP 18257200092192 38-1709SP 18257200092208 38-1710SP 18257200092215 38-1711SP 18257200092222 38-1712SP 18257200092239 38-1713SP 18257200092246 38-1714SP 18257200092253 38-1807SP 18257200092024 38-1808SP 18257200092031 38-1809SP 18257200092048 38-1810SP 18257200092055 38-1811SP 18257200092062 38-1812SP 18257200092079 38-1813SP 18257200111305 38-1814SP 18257200092093 38-3007SP 18257200091881 38-3008SP 18257200091898 38-3009SP 18257200091904 38-3010SP 18257200091911 38-3011SP 18257200091928 38-3012SP 18257200091935 38-3013SP 18257200091942 38-3014SP 18257200091959 38-4007SP 18257200091720 38-4008SP 18257200091737 38-4009SP 18257200091744 38-4010SP 18257200091751 38-4011SP 18257200111411 38-4012SP 18257200091775 Part Number GTIN 38-4013SP 18257200091782 38-4014SP 18257200091799 38-4207SP 18257200092109 38-4208SP 18257200092116 38-4209SP 18257200092123 38-4210SP 18257200092130 38-4211SP 18257200092147 38-4212SP 18257200092154 38-4213SP 18257200092161 38-4214SP 18257200092178 38-4508SP 18257200092260 38-4509SP 18257200092277 38-4510SP 18257200092284 38-4511SP 18257200092291 38-4512SP 18257200092307 38-4513SP 18257200092314 38-4514SP 18257200092321 38-6007SP 18257200091805 38-6008SP 18257200091812 38-6009SP 18257200091829 38-6010SP 18257200091836 38-6011SP 18257200091843 38-6012SP 18257200091850 38-6013SP 18257200091867 38-6014SP 18257200091874 38-7008SP 18257200091652 38-7009SP 18257200091669 38-7010SP 18257200091676 38-7011SP 18257200091683 38-7012SP 18257200091690 38-7013SP 18257200091706 38-7014SP 18257200091713 38-9009SP 18257200091966 38-9010SP 18257200091973 38-9011SP 18257200091980 38-9012SP 18257200091997 38-9013SP 18257200092000 38-9014SP 18257200092017
UPC codes
18257200091577, 18257200091584, 18257200091591, 18257200111404, 18257200091614, 18257200091621, 18257200091638, 18257200091645, 18257200092185, 18257200092192, 18257200092208, 18257200092215, 18257200092222, 18257200092239, 18257200092246, 18257200092253, 18257200092024, 18257200092031, 18257200092048, 18257200092055

Products covered by this recall

Brand Name: FORZA" PTC Spacer System Product Name: FORZA" PTC Spacer System Model/Catalog Number: 38-1007SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 7H 38-1008SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 8H; 38-1009SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 9H; 38-1010SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 10H; 38-1011SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 11H; 38-1012SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 12H; 38-1013SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 13H; 38-1014SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 23L x 14H; 38-1707SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 7H; 38-1708SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 8H; 38-1709SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 9H; 38-1710SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 10H; 38-1711SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 11H; 38-1712SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 12H; 38-1713SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 13H; 38-1714SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 14H; 38-1807SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 7H; 38-1808SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 8H; 38-1809SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 9H; 38-1810SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 10H; 38-1811SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 11H; 38-1812SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 12H; 38-1813SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 13H; 38-1814SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 14H; 38-3007SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 7H; 38-3008SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 8H; 38-3009SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 9H; 38-3010SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 10H; 38-3011SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 11H; 38-3012SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 12H; 38-3013SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 13H; 38-3014SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 9W x 27L x 14H; 38-4007SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 7H; 38-4008SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 8H; 38-4009SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 9H; 38-4010SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 10H; 38-4011SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 11H; 38-4012SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 12H; 38-4013SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 13H; 38-4014SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 27L x 14H; 38-4207SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 7H; 38-4208SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 8H; 38-4209SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 9H; 38-4210SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 10H; 38-4211SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 11H; 38-4212SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 12H; 38-4213SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 13H; 38-4214SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 14H; 38-4508SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 8¿, 9W x 27L x 8H; 38-4509SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 8¿, 9W x 27L x 9H; 38-4510SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 8¿, 9W x 27L x 10H; 38-4511SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 8¿, 9W x 27L x 11H; 38-4512SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 8¿, 9W x 27L x 12H; 38-4513SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 8¿, 9W x 27L x 13H; 38-4514SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Curved, 8¿, 9W x 27L x 14H; 38-6007SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 7H; 38-6008SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 8H; 38-6009SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 9H; 38-6010SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 10H; 38-6011SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 11H; 38-6012SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 12H; 38-6013SP FORZA PTC Spacer, Straight, 0¿, 11W x 31L x 13H; 38-6014SP FORZA PTC Spacer,

Check your product

The notice names 25 codes you can read straight off the package. Type the one printed on yours and the list below narrows to it.

UPC / barcode

Read the twelve digits under the barcode on the package.

  • 18257200091577
  • 18257200091584
  • 18257200091591
  • 18257200111404
  • 18257200091614
  • 18257200091621
  • 18257200091638
  • 18257200091645
  • 18257200092185
  • 18257200092192
  • 18257200092208
  • 18257200092215
  • 18257200092222
  • 18257200092239
  • 18257200092246
  • 18257200092253
  • 18257200092024
  • 18257200092031
  • 18257200092048
  • 18257200092055

Lot or batch code

Usually ink-stamped near the seam, the cap or the bottom of the pack.

  • UDI

Model or item number

On the rating label, the box or the instruction sheet.

  • 38-1007SP FORZA PTC Spacer

Package size

Match the net weight or the piece count on the front of the pack.

  • 23 L
  • 27 L
  • 31 L

Codes are lifted verbatim from the FDA — Device enforcement notice. A code that is missing here may still be covered — the official notice is the complete list.

What to do about Device

Orthofix U.S. LLC — This is a device enforcement record. Check whether the remedy is a correction, a software update or a removal before changing anything.

  1. Match the model, catalogue, lot and serial numbers on your device against the identifiers on this page.
  2. If you are a facility, quarantine affected stock and log the correction.
  3. Report device problems to the FDA through MedWatch.
  4. If the device is implanted or you depend on it daily, speak to your clinician before changing how you use it.

Replacements, repairs and reimbursement

Device remedies run through the supply chain, so the route depends on who sold you the unit.

  • Contact the distributor or clinic named on your paperwork and quote the recall number on this page. They will tell you whether the remedy is a repair, a replacement or an instruction update.
  • If the device was billed to insurance or Medicare, the replacement is usually billed the same way; you should not face a second deductible for a recall.
  • Keep every piece of correspondence. If a recalled device caused harm, that paper trail is what a claim rests on.
  • Consumer-purchased devices such as monitors and test kits are normally replaced free, with return shipping paid.

Company contact: Orthofix U.S. LLC — 3451 Plano Pkwy, Lewisville, TX, 75056-9453

The official notice

This page summarises a notice published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency notice is the authoritative version — read it before you act, and treat it as the final word if anything here looks different.

Open the FDA — Device enforcement record U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalls

Questions people ask about this recall

Why was Orthofix U.S. LLC medical devices recalled?

Labeling contains claims that are not consistently present. Labeling contains claims that are not consistently present.

How do I know if I have the recalled product?

Match the codes printed on your package against the notice: UPC 18257200091577, 18257200091584, 18257200091591; lot code UDI; model number 38-1007SP FORZA PTC Spacer. If the code on your package is not on that list, your unit is outside the recall.

What should I do with it right now?

Match the model, catalogue, lot and serial numbers on your device against the identifiers on this page.

Can I get my money back?

Contact the distributor or clinic named on your paperwork and quote the recall number on this page. They will tell you whether the remedy is a repair, a replacement or an instruction update.

Where was the recalled product sold?

It was distributed nationwide.

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