Class 2 Device Recall AVAflex Curved Needle

• Date Initiated by Firm: June 03, 2024
• Date Posted: July 03, 2024
• Recall Status: Open, Classified
• Recall Number: Z-2260-2024
• Recall Event ID: 94755
• Product Classification: Injector, vertebroplasty (does not contain cement) - Product Code OAR
• Product: Curved, super elastic cement delivery needle that passes through the cannula in a straight configuration and enters the vertebral body in a curved configuration. This provides physicians with the ability to inject bone cement into multiple different areas through a single point of access in the patient. Catalog Number: 1025-011-500
• Code Information: GTIN: 07613327374629 Lot Number: 6659783
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Stryker Corporation; 1941 Stryker Way; Portage MI 49002-9711
• For Additional Information Contact: SAME; 269-800-1941
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Expired Products distributed to customers
• FDA Determined Cause: Storage
• Action: Stryker issued Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter on 6/3/24 via Fed'X. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Actions to be taken: 1. Immediately check your inventory to locate and quarantine any affected products found at your facility. 2. Sign and return the enclosed Business Response Form (BRF) by email to Instruments.recalls@stryker.com, even if affected product is no longer in your inventory. 3. Upon receipt of the completed BRF, a shipping label will be provided to return any recalled product on-hand and Stryker will arrange for replacement product(s) to be shipped promptly. 4. Maintain awareness of this communication internally and inform Stryker if any of the devices have been distributed to other organizations. If so, provide contact details so Stryker can inform the recipients accordingly. Please contact Lacey Marshall at 269-270-5950 or Instruments.recalls@stryker.com with questions or concerns.
• Quantity in Commerce: 3 units
• Distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the states of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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