| Class 2 Device Recall Stryker SHAPE ARM, DUAL SH2 | |
Date Initiated by Firm | March 17, 2014 |
Date Posted | July 15, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on May 15, 2015 |
Recall Number | Z-2053-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
67813 |
Product Classification |
medical equipment support boom - Product Code BRY
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Product | SHAPE ARM, DUAL SH2, an articulating, arm bracket that is attached to the service head of boom systems which are used for supporting and positioning equipment in operating rooms and patient care areas. The product comes as a component of kit part number 0682400254 and the Arm part number in the kit is P17084 . The kit, when assembled, supports a flat-panel video monitor that is attached to one of two types of Stryker Communications boom systems, EDS or FLEXiS. |
Code Information |
Serial numbers 111018DF001 through 120409DF045 Serial and part numbers are located on underside of the cover of the portion of the Arm that is attached to the boom's service head. Screws must be removed and the cover detached to view these numbers. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Stryker Communications 1410 Lakeside Pkwy Ste 100 Flower Mound TX 75028-4026
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For Additional Information Contact | Julie Baker 972-410-7295 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | During the use of the SHAPE Arm there is the potential for the monitor mount to come off of the SHAPE Arm if the lock washer and screw are not present. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
Action | Direct accounts in the US were notified by letter dated March 21, 2014, and asked to report any malfunctions to Stryker Communications immediately. In addition, Stryker Representatives will visit all US accounts to inspect all the product units on hand. If needed, Representatives will check that black, screw/lock washers supplied by Stryker are secured in place and will replace any that are not the typed furnished by Stryker. All units will be updated with a yellow, warning sticker on the monitor bracket which reads: "Failure to properly install the screw and lock washer below can result in the attached component/equipment falling." Stryker Communications' foreign distributors will oversee notification, inspection, and corrections of their accounts and report corrections and other findings to Stryker Communications. |
Quantity in Commerce | 953 total STRYKER SHAPE Arms of all types |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide including Puerto Rico, China, Philippines, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Colombia, Chile, Canada, Brazil, and Australia |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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.
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