Date Initiated by Firm | November 22, 2004 |
Date Posted | December 01, 2005 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on October 03, 2006 |
Recall Number | Z-0241-06 |
Recall Event ID |
31985 |
510(K)Number | K034002 |
Product Classification |
Nail, Fixation, Bone, Metallic - Product Code NDH
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Product | Gamma3 Long Nail Kit, 120 degree, 11 x 320mm Right. And 125 degree Nail. |
Code Information |
Catalog 3220-0320S Lot K949408 3225-0360S, lot code K949396 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Dr Mahwah NJ 07430-2002
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For Additional Information Contact | Dominick Cristofolo 201-831-5247 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The Gamma Nail may have been manufactured with an incorrect lag screw hole angulation.
Catalog number 3225-0360S, lot code K949396 was manufactured with a lag screw hole angulation of 120 degrees instead of 125 degrees. Catalog number 3220-0320S, lot code K949408 was manufactured with a lag screw hole angulation of 125 degrees instead of 120 degrees.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
Action | Notification letters and Product Accountability forms were sent via FedEx on 11/22/2004 with return receipt. |
Quantity in Commerce | 19 |
Distribution | The product was sent to Stryker Orthopaedics branches and agents throughout the US. There was one hospital that was a direct account. |
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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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = NDH
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