Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 30, 2021
Aesculap Right Coronal Bender TEK1940 Recall: Deformation Risk in Spinal Surgery
Aesculap recalls specific spinal surgery instrument (TEK1940) due to risk of implant deformation during spinal procedures. Affected units sold with lot number 2930902A.
“Aesculap Right Coronal Bender TEK1940 Recall: Deformation Risk in Spinal Surgery.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/62262-aesculap-right-coronal-bender-tek1940-recall-deformation-risk-in-spinal. Based on FDA recall #Z-1405-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1405-2022%22&limit=1).
Aesculap Implant Systems LLC recalled the RIGHT CORONAL BENDER, TEK1940 on June 30, 2021, according to the FDA. The instrument may deform spinal implants when used with associated devices.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Aescul
Product: RIGHT CORONAL BENDER, TEK1940
Lot: 2930902A
The hazard
Customized coronal rod benders may deform the implant when used with the spinal system devices.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Aesculap Implant Systems LLC has 26 other recalls on record since August 10, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include MINOP Trocar 150mm Recall (January 15, 2026) and Disposable Triple Lumen Sphincterotome Recall (January 7, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if you have the RIGHT CORONAL BENDER model TEK1940 with lot number 2930902A. This instrument is used during spinal surgery procedures.
Brand
Aescul: Aesculap Implant Systems LLC
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
United States: CO
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Z-1405-2022
RIGHT CORONAL BENDER, TEK1940. Instrument used during spinal surgery.; LOT: 2930902A
Z-1406-2022
LEFT CORONAL BENDER, TEK1939. Instrument used during spinal surgery.; LOT: 2930901A
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Instrument Details
Identify if your instrument has the model TEK1940 and lot number 2930902A.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Colorado.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “United States: CO” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Colorado.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.8 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
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-1405-2022 (June 30, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1405-2022 to see it in context.
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