Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published December 4, 2024
Medtronic PIN surgical pins may not fit patient reference frame
Medtronic recalls two types of sterile surgical pins due to fitting issues with patient reference frames during image-guided surgery. Affected units have specific serial numbers and product codes.
“Medtronic PIN surgical pins may not fit patient reference frame.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/53332-medtronic-pin-surgical-pins-may-not-fit-patient-reference-frame. Based on FDA recall #Z-1022-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1022-2025%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Dec. 4, 2024, that Medtronic Navigation, Inc. is recalling Sterile Percutaneous Reference Pin Sets due to complaints that the pins would not fit into the patient reference frame or adapter. The agency issued recall number Z-1022-2025 for the Class II device.
The recall is due to an increase in complaints that the percutaneous reference pin would not fit into the patient reference frame or percutaneous pin adapter, according to the FDA.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Medtronic Navigation, Inc. has 25 other recalls on record since 2017-06-07. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medtronic StealthStation S8 App versions 1.3.0 and 1.3.2 (2024-08-22) and Medtronic Stealth S8 Software issues (2024-03-26). Similar recent recalls also include Think Surgical TMINI Tracking Arrays (2026-05-08), Medtronic Octopus 4 Tissue Stabilizer Model 29400 (2026-05-12), and XTANT Medical Xpress Pedicle Screw System (2026-02-18).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for product numbers 9733235 (100mm) or 9733236 (150mm) with specific serial/lot numbers listed in the recall notice. These pins are used in image-guided surgeries.
Brand
Medtronic
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Numbers
Verify if your pins have product numbers 9733235 or 9733236.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 50 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1022-2025 (December 4, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1022-2025 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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