—#149782

Product

LFIT Anatomic V40 Femoral Head, Low Friction Ion Treatment, Sterile, 36 mm, REF 6260-9-236; Modular components designed to be locked onto a femoral hip stem trunnion during surgery for total hip replacement.

FDA product code: JDI — Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Orthopedic
510(k) numbers: K022077
Affected lot / code info: Catalog #6260-9-236 - Head Diameter 36 mm, Offset +5, including all lots manufactured from 1/102 - 7/1/10; Catalog #6260-9-240 - Head Diameter 40 mm, Offset +4, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-244 - Head Diameter 44 mm, Offset +4, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-340 - Head Diameter 40 mm, Offset +8, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-440 - Head Diameter 40 mm, Offset +12, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-344 - Head Diameter 44 mm, Offset +8, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/07 - 3/4/11 and Catalog #6260-9-444 - Head Diameter 44 mm, Offset +12, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11.

Why it was recalled

Stryker received several complaints describing incidence of harm secondary to taper lock failure for specific lots of numerous catalog numbers of LFIT Anatomic CoCr V40 Femoral Heads.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Under Investigation by firm

Action the firm took

Stryker notified their Branches/Agencies of this recall by e-mail on August 29, 2016 and they were asked to quarantine the affected devices. A Recall Notification Letter and Product Accountability Form was also sent on August 29, 2016 via UPS (with return receipt) to their Branches/Agencies/Hospital Risk Management and Surgeons. On October 11, 2016, Stryker sent an updated recall notification via UPS with return receipt to their affected customers because additional customers and lot numbers were identified.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide and Internationally

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-08-29
Terminated: 2017-05-02
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #149782. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.