Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published September 8, 2020
Aesculap S4 Cervical Cross Connectors Recall: Risk of Movement or Microparticle Abrasion
Aesculap recalls S4 Cervical Cross Connectors (SWT113T) used in spinal fusion due to potential movement or microparticle abrasion. Affected patients should contact manufacturer for details.
Insufficient clamping force of the cross connectors in the spinal surgical system which may lead to movement of the connectors on the rods and/or microparticle abrasion.
Take action
Contact the company
📍Recalling firmAesculap Implant Systems LLC3773 Corporate Pkwy · Center Valley, PA 18034-8217
“Aesculap S4 Cervical Cross Connectors Recall: Risk of Movement or Microparticle Abrasion.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64359-aesculap-s4-cervical-cross-connectors-recall-risk-of-movement-or. Based on FDA recall #Z-1444-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1444-2022%22&limit=1).
Aesculap Implant Systems LLC voluntarily recalled the AESCULAP S4 Cervical Cross Connector L24mm due to insufficient clamping force that may cause connector movement or microparticle abrasion, according to the FDA. The agency announced the Class II recall on September 8, 2020.
How to tell if you have it
AESCULAP S4 Cervical Cross Connector L24mm
S4C CROSS CONNECTOR FIXED 24MM
Product code: SWT113T
UDI-DI: 04038653362301
The hazard
The cross connectors in the spinal surgical system have insufficient clamping force, which may lead to movement of the connectors on the rods and/or microparticle abrasion.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Aesculap Implant Systems LLC has 26 other recalls on record since August 10, 2017. Other recent recalls include a July 20, 2023 recall for visual field obstruction risk and a May 18, 2023 recall for incorrect product codes. Similar product recalls include an August 19, 2026 detachment risk for Olymp BiCOAG Hemostasis Probes and a March 19, 2026 high endotoxin level recall for Medline Spinal Fusion Kits.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product code SWT113T on the connector. The connectors are used in spinal fusion surgery and were sold with the UDI-DI: 04038653362301.
Brand
Aescul: Aesculap Implant Systems LLC
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 6 products
All 6 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 Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, CO, IL, IN, MI, NC, NV, OH, PA, SC, TX & WY.
AESCULAP S4 Cervical Cross Connector L 28-33mm, S4C CROSS CONNECTOR VARIABLE 28-33MM, SW115T. Used in spinal fusion surgery.; UDI-DI: 04038653362325
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Z-1447-2022
AESCULAP S4 Cervical Cross Connector L 33-42mm, S4C CROSS CONNECTOR VARIABLE 33-42MM, product code SW116T. Used in spinal fusion surgery.; UDI-DI: 04038653362332
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Z-1448-2022
AESCULAP S4 Cervical Cross Connector L 42-58mm, S4C CROSS CONNECTOR VARIABLE 42-58MM, product code SW117T. Used in spinal fusion surgery.; UDI-DI: 04038653362349
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Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Manufacturer
Reach out to Aesculap Implant Systems LLC for specific instructions on whether the connector needs repair or replacement.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 12 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “United States Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, CO, IL, IN, MI, NC, NV, OH, PA, SC, TX & WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Wyoming.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3.6 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-1444-2022 (September 8, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1444-2022 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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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