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Recall of Stryker Orthopaedics

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp..

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
    72498
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0362-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-09-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-12-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-06-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=141277
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
  • Reason
    Stryker orthopaedics has received two customer complaints regarding duracon tibial wedge implants puncturing the packaging's tyvek lid(s).
  • Action
    On September 18, 2015, Stryker notified their Branches/Agencies of their action via email. The Branches/Agencies were instructed to quarantine affected devices. Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Letters/Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Acknowledgement Forms dated September 21, 2015 were sent to Branches/Agencies via UPS on 9/21/2015. Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Letters/Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Acknowledgement Forms dated September 21, 2015 were sent to Hospital Risk Managers via UPS on 9/23/2015. The notification instructed consignees on how to identify affected product; the related issue with the affected product; potential hazards; risk mitigations; and actions needed to be taken. Consignees were asked to contact their Stryker Orthopaedics Sales Representative to arrange for return of any recalled product. Customers were asked to complete and return the attached Product Recall Acknowledgement Form within 5 days and either email (strykerortho7984@stericycle.com or Fax (1-866-672-0627) the response form back. A point of contact was provided in case the customer had any questions 201.831.5826.

Device

Stryker Orthopaedics
  • Model / Serial
    Multiple Lot Numbers. Catalog Numbers: 6630-6-105, 6630-6-110, 6630-6-125, 6630-6-130, 6630-6-150, 6630-6-155, 6630-6-170, 6630-6-175, 6630-6-205, 6630-6-210, 6630-6-225, 6630-6-230, 6630-6-250, 6630-6-255, 6630-6-270, 6630-6-275, 6630-6-305, 6630-6-310, 6630-6-325, 6630-6-330, 6630-6-350, 6630-6-355, 6630-6-370, 6630-6-375, 6630-6-405, 6630-6-410, 6630-6-425, 6630-6-430, 6630-6-450, 6630-6-455, 6630-6-470 and 6630-6-475.
  • Product Classification
    Orthopedic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    Yes
  • Distribution
    Distributed US (nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
  • Product Description
    Stryker Orthopaedics Duracon Flat Tibial Wedge Cemented use only Sterile. Tibial Wedge is a component of Total Stabilizer Knee which consists of femoral component, tibial insert, modular offset adaptor, femoral/tibial stem extenders and tibial wedges. Tibial wedges are intended to be used with the Universal tibial baseplate to augment bone loss on the surface of the tibia.
  • Manufacturer
    Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Manufacturer

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., 325 Corporate Dr, Mahwah NJ 07430-2006
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Stryker
  • Source
    USFDA