Class 2 Device Recall Stryker Scope Warmer

• Date Initiated by Firm: June 21, 2010
• Date Posted: September 29, 2010
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 16, 2010
• Recall Number: Z-2622-2010
• Recall Event ID: 56110
• 510(K)Number: K053311
• Product Classification: Laparoscope, general; plastic surgery - Product Code GCJ
• Product: Stryker Scope Warmer, disposable. Endoscopic accessory composed of polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Sodium Acetate, Model Number 502-360-000, manufactured by Stryker Endoscopy, San Jose, CA.
• Code Information: Model number 502-360-000, all serial numbers
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Stryker Endoscopy; 5900 Optical Ct; San Jose CA 95138-1400
• For Additional Information Contact: 408-754-2124
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Outer packaging seals have inconsistencies that have resulted in compromised seals and may result in compromised sterility.
• FDA Determined Cause: Process control
• Action: Stryker issued an Urgent Device Removal letter, dated June 21, 2010, to customers which identified the affected product, the sterility issue, and the actions to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to identify and quarantine any affected product in their inventory, and contact Stryker Customer Service at 800 624-4422 and request an RMA#. The RMA# is to be written on the outside of the package used to return products, using an enclosed pre-paid shipping label. All cusotmers are to complete and sign an enclosed "acknowledgement of receipt" and fax to (408) 754-8278. Stryker can be contacted at 800-624-4422.
• Quantity in Commerce: 191855 units
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution: USA, Including the states of AK, AL, AR, CA, CO,CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NM, NH, NV, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY, and the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,France, Germany, Iberia, India, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Polska, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, and United Kingdom.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC 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) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = GCJ