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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published December 6, 2018

Medtronic Percutaneous Pin Adapter Recall: Possible Rotation After Surgery

Medtronic recalls specific percutaneous pin adapters used in StealthAir Frame Assembly. The adapter may rotate slightly after surgical placement and not return to original position, potentially causing complications.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0707-2020Medical deviceMedtronic ›
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Recalling firmMedtronic Navigation, Inc.826 Coal Creek Cir · Louisville, CO 80027-9710
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What happened, in plain English

Medtronic is recalling certain percutaneous pin adapters used with their StealthAir Frame Assembly. These adapters may rotate slightly after surgical placement and not return to their original position, which could lead to complications during medical procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/69378-medtronic-percutaneous-pin-adapter-recall-possible-rotation-after-surgery.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/69378-medtronic-percutaneous-pin-adapter-recall-possible-rotation-after-surgery · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0707-2020

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“Medtronic Percutaneous Pin Adapter Recall: Possible Rotation After Surgery.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/69378-medtronic-percutaneous-pin-adapter-recall-possible-rotation-after-surgery. Based on FDA recall #Z-0707-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0707-2020%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The percutaneous pin adapter may rotate slightly after surgical placement and not return to its original position, even when connections are tight and secure. This could potentially cause complications during medical procedures if the adapter shifts position.

Who’s affected

Patients who received the specific percutaneous pin adapters with lot numbers listed in the recall are affected. Medical professionals using these adapters in surgical procedures are at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the lot numbers on the adapter: 150114, 150505, 150506, 150904, 151005, 151007, 160201, 160224, 160419, 160617, 160707, 170216, 180110, and 180409. The adapters are part of specific kits including the Upgrade Set Percutaneous Pin and Medtronic Adapter Percutaneous Pin Kits.

  • Brand
    Medtronic
  • Product
    Medtronic Adapter Percutaneous Pin, REF 9734752 (GTIN 00643169529489) and REF 9734752-G02 (GTIN 00763000054915)
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Adapter Lot Number

    Look for the lot numbers listed: 150114, 150505, 150506, 150904, 151005, 151007, 160201, 160224, 160419, 160617, 160707, 170216, 180110, and 180409.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Distribution was nationwide. There was government/military/foreign distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 6, 201812. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 19, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 25, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 17, 2020420182020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

What is the specific product being recalled?

Medtronic Adapter Percutaneous Pin, REF 9734752 (GTIN 00643169529489) and REF 9734752-G02 (GTIN 00763000054915).

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Where this comes from

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-0707-2020 (December 6, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0707-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 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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