—#126202

Product

Stryker PenAdapt"; Rx Only, Sterile. This device is an accessory to an electrosurgical unit (ESU). The PenAdapt is used to remove smoke, particles, and body and casual fluids from the point of surgical activity during surgical procedures that use ESU for cutting and cauterizing.

FDA product code: FYD — Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: General, Plastic Surgery
Affected lot / code info: Part Number 0702-045-027

Why it was recalled

During packaging verification testing, a failure occurred due to cuts in the packaging potentially causing a breach in the sterile barrier. Additional testing identified microscopic aluminum metal shavings and foreign particles estimated in size to be between 0.01inches x 0.015 inches to 0.03 inches x 0.04 inches that were introduced during the manufacturing process and were sterilized within the

Root cause (FDA determination)

Material/Component Contamination

Action the firm took

On March 26, 2014, Stryker Instruments sent URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION to their consignees via mail and email. Notification included product description, reason for recall, risk to health, and actions to be taken by the Customer/User. For questions regarding this recall please contact Stryker Instruments: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (EST) Angela Ragainis/Kelly Jo Whipple 269-389-4354 / 269-389-2921 angela.ragainis@stryker.com / kellyjo.whipple@stryker.com Customers will be asked to sign the Business Reply Form stating they have read the Notification and followed all instructions within. Customers will return affected product to Stericycle for destruction using a return label provided by Stryker or Stericycle. Upon receipt of affected product a credit will be issued to customer account. In addition, facilities are being asked to research their records for patient issues that may have been associated with the use of a recalled device, such as infection and/or inflammation.

Recalling firm

Firm: Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation
Address: 4100 E Milham Ave, Portage, Michigan 49002-9704

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV,and WY, and the countries of Austria, Canada, Sweden, England, UAE, Netherlands, Spain, and Hong Kong.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-03-26
Posted by FDA: 2014-04-24
Terminated: 2014-12-11
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #126202. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.