Stop using nowMedical device recall · FDA · Published May 2, 2018
Ad-Tech Drill Sleeve Guides Recall: Risk of Drill Bit Seizing During Surgery
Ad-Tech Medical recalls drill sleeve guides DSG-6.3-090-2.4N with specific batch numbers due to potential drill bit seizing during skull surgery. Affected units may cause serious injury.
The diameter of the drill sleeve guide raw material was found to be under tolerance, potentially resulting in the drill bit seizing in the guide during surgery.
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📍Recalling firmAd-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation400 W Oakview Pkwy · Oak Creek, WI 53154-7213
“Ad-Tech Drill Sleeve Guides Recall: Risk of Drill Bit Seizing During Surgery.” GovInfoNow, updated August 21, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/71224-ad-tech-drill-sleeve-guides-recall-risk-of-drill-bit. Based on FDA recall #Z-2539-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2539-2018%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 2, 2018, that Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation is recalling Drill Sleeve Guides DSG-6-3-090-2.4N utilizing raw material RM0677 due to a diameter under tolerance that may cause the drill bit to seize during surgery.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Ad-Tech Medical
Product: AD-TECH Medical Instrument Corporation Drill Sleeve Guides DSG-6-3-090-2.4N
The diameter of the drill sleeve guide raw material was found to be under tolerance, potentially resulting in the drill bit seizing in the guide during surgery.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corporation has 7 other recalls on record since December 20, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Aju Pharm Genesis Dual Thread Screw-In Anchor Recall (December 17, 2025), Surgify Halo 5.4mm Drill Risk (April 30, 2026), and Medline DEXLOCK Achilles Repair Kits (November 11, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for batch numbers 107104 (710220), 114390 (715001), 111423 (716180), and other listed numbers on the product. These guides are used with Ad-Tech Cranial Drill Bits for skull procedures.
Brand
Ad-Tech Medical
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using Now
Immediately stop using the drill sleeve guides if they have the listed batch numbers.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 12 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, FL, IL, MI, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, UT, WV. Worldwide distribution to Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 9 months 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.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2539-2018 (May 2, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2539-2018 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 21, 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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