Recall of TRIDENT CONSTRAINED LINER IMPACTOR TIPS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by STRYKER CANADA LP.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    20536
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-06
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    During steam sterilization validation it was discovered that the trident constrained liner impactor tips do not meet the required sterility assurance level (sal) of 10-6. please note that these instruments are sterilized at the hospital prior to surgery however and do not come from stryker sterile.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 2199-2032 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 2199-2028 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 2199-2022 (Lot serial: ALL)
  • Product Description
    TRIDENT CONSTRAINED LINER IMPACTOR TIPS
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    HAMILTON
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    HC