Events

Recall of Stryker Video Cart with Stryker Vision Mounting Arm

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Stryker Endoscopy.

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
    15389
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-09-19
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Stryker New Zealand Ltd, 515 Mt Wellington Highway, Mt Wellington, AUCKLAND 1060
  • Reason
    Stryker has become aware of a risk that with excessive force, there is potential for a mounted monitor to be lifted out of the yoke of the vision mounting arm during positioning. this has the potential to cause injury.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Stryker Video Cart with Stryker Vision Mounting Arm
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Catalogue Numbers: 0240099011, 0240099011i, 0240095200, Affected: All lots
  • Manufacturer
    Stryker Endoscopy

Manufacturer

Stryker Endoscopy
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stryker
  • Source
    NZMMDSA