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Class 3 Device Recall Stryker Orthopaedics Bone Screw

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 Class 3 Device Recall Stryker Orthopaedics Bone Screwsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmJune 26, 2009
Date PostedSeptember 14, 2009
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 27, 2010
Recall NumberZ-2132-2009
Recall Event ID 52713
510(K)NumberK873251 
Product Classification Screw, fixation, bone - Product Code HWC
ProductStryker Orthopaedics Bone Screw; Dia 6.5 mm; Lnth: 25 mm; Sterile: Made in the USA; Stryker Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Drive Mahwah, NJ 07430. The bone screws are optional fixtures that may be used during knee and hip replacement procedures.
Code Information Catalog number: 2020-6525-1; Lot number HRJMME, Exp. 8/20/2013.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
325 Corporate Drive
Mahwah NJ 07430
For Additional Information ContactColleen O'Meara
201-972-2100
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Raw material supplied by a third party used to manufacture various medical devices does not comply with metallurgical requirements outlines in ASTM standard for titanium surgical implants.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Nonconforming Material/Component
ActionStryker Orthopaedics issued "Urgent Product Recall" letters via Federal Express priority overnight beginning June 26, 2009 to Branches, Hospital Risk Management and Chief of Orthopaedics and Surgeons. All users are requested to examine their inventory, retrieve all affected product and return for reconciliation to Stryker Orthopaedics. Users are also requested to complete the enclosed Product Accountability Form and fax with necessary information to the firm at 1-201-831-6069. For further information, contact Stryker Orthopaedics at 1-201-831-5970.
Quantity in Commerce51,113 total - all sizes.
DistributionWorldwide Distribution
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = HWC
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