FDA Device Recalls

Recalls /

#66606

Product

Hipstar V40 Femoral Stem-127 degrees; N degrees 3 high offset 31 mm; Catalog No: 7850-5-002 ,IMPLANT SIZE 2 ,Sterile; Howmedica,Benoist Girard dt Cie, 203 bd de la Grande Della B.P.8;14291 Herouville Saint Clair

FDA product code
LPHProsthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented
Device class
Class 2
Medical specialty
Orthopedic
Affected lot / code info
Lot Numbers:  G1408074, G1478918, G1478919, G1565962, G1579464, G1615993, G1615994, G1632575, and G1694438

Why it was recalled

Mis-labeling; The warning label "Do not use with heads more than +10mm offset" does not appear on 127 degree stem boxes.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Packaging process control

Action the firm took

Urgent Product Correction/Recall notification letters were sent by Fed Ex return receipt on 9/28/07, requesting quarantine for Styker representatives to return or re-label.

Recalling firm

Firm
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Address
325 Corporate Dr, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2002

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Nationwide- USA including states of OR, AZ, NV, MI, AL, MI, FL, MN, and CA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2007-09-28
Posted by FDA
2007-12-14
Terminated
2008-10-27
Status

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #66606. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.