Date Initiated by Firm | May 15, 2009 |
Date Posted | July 15, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 05, 2010 |
Recall Number | Z-1619-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
52191 |
Product Classification |
Prosthesis, knee, patellofemorotibial, semi-constrained, cemented, polymer/metal/polymer - Product Code JWH
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Product | Triathlon Revision Instruments, 3-6 TCG Upper Tray; Non Sterile;
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., 325 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430.
For total knee arthroplasty procedures involving Triathlon Total Stabilizer components. The trays sterilize and transport instruments needed for such procedures. |
Code Information |
Catalog Number: 6543-8-014. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Dr Mahwah NJ 07430
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For Additional Information Contact | Colleen O'Meara 201-831-5790 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The screen print for the Valgus Adapter catalog numbers on the Triathlon Trial Cutting Guide Instrument Trays is incorrect. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process change control |
Action | Stryker Orthopaedics issued an "Urgent Product Correction" notice dated May 15, 2009 via Federal Express addressed to Branch/Agency Manager/Quality Contact informing them of the affected device. The letter outlined instructions for correction and requested consignees to complete and return a Product Correction Acknowledgment Form by fax to 1-201-831-6069.
Questions can be directed to Colleen O'Meara, Manager, Divisional Regulatory Reporting at 201-831-5970. |
Quantity in Commerce | 26 |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution -- US and Canada. |
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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