Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 21297 |
| Brand Name: | Cook Osteo-Firm Radiopaque Bone Cement |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Manufacturer's code: VBC-100 All lots numbers |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Obex Medical Ltd Level 3, 109 Carlton Gore Road Newmarket Auckland 1023 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 656 539 |
| Manufacturer: | William Cook Europe ApS |
| Issue: | The manufacturer is notifying customers that the Instructions for Use (IFU) for the Vertefix® Radiopaque Bone Cement will be updated to include additional warnings and potential adverse events. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 7/4/2017 |
