—#141277

Product

Stryker Orthopaedics Duracon Flat Tibial Wedge Cemented use only Sterile. Tibial Wedge is a component of Total Stabilizer Knee which consists of femoral component, tibial insert, modular offset adaptor, femoral/tibial stem extenders and tibial wedges. Tibial wedges are intended to be used with the Universal tibial baseplate to augment bone loss on the surface of the tibia.

FDA product code: JWH — Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
510(k) numbers: K973164
Affected lot / code info: Multiple Lot Numbers. Catalog Numbers: 6630-6-105, 6630-6-110, 6630-6-125, 6630-6-130, 6630-6-150, 6630-6-155, 6630-6-170, 6630-6-175, 6630-6-205, 6630-6-210, 6630-6-225, 6630-6-230, 6630-6-250, 6630-6-255, 6630-6-270, 6630-6-275, 6630-6-305, 6630-6-310, 6630-6-325, 6630-6-330, 6630-6-350, 6630-6-355, 6630-6-370, 6630-6-375, 6630-6-405, 6630-6-410, 6630-6-425, 6630-6-430, 6630-6-450, 6630-6-455, 6630-6-470 and 6630-6-475.

Why it was recalled

Stryker Orthopaedics has received two customer complaints regarding Duracon Tibial Wedge implants puncturing the packaging's Tyvek lid(s).

Root cause (FDA determination)

Under Investigation by firm

Action the firm took

On September 18, 2015, Stryker notified their Branches/Agencies of their action via email. The Branches/Agencies were instructed to quarantine affected devices. Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Letters/Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Acknowledgement Forms dated September 21, 2015 were sent to Branches/Agencies via UPS on 9/21/2015. Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Letters/Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification Acknowledgement Forms dated September 21, 2015 were sent to Hospital Risk Managers via UPS on 9/23/2015. The notification instructed consignees on how to identify affected product; the related issue with the affected product; potential hazards; risk mitigations; and actions needed to be taken. Consignees were asked to contact their Stryker Orthopaedics Sales Representative to arrange for return of any recalled product. Customers were asked to complete and return the attached Product Recall Acknowledgement Form within 5 days and either email (strykerortho7984@stericycle.com or Fax (1-866-672-0627) the response form back. A point of contact was provided in case the customer had any questions 201.831.5826.

Recalling firm

Firm: Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Address: 325 Corporate Dr, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2006

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Distributed US (nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2015-09-21
Posted by FDA: 2015-12-02
Terminated: 2017-06-08
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #141277. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.