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Event 73042

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 23, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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device · product 1 of 1

Stryker Vitallium Wire (6 Pack) Non Sterile. For use in bone procedures.

Z-0855-2016
Recall number
Z-0855-2016
Initiated
December 23, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
3,741 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The wire packages are correctly marked with a "NON-STERILE" label, however, the enclosed Instructions For Use (IFU) states the device are sterilized via gamma irradiation and should not be resterilized. Since the IFU states the devices are sterile, no instructions for moist heat sterilization are provided.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

The wire packages are correctly marked with a "NON-STERILE" label, however, the enclosed Instructions For Use (IFU) states the device are sterilized via gamma irradiation and should not be resterilized. Since the IFU states the devices are sterile, no instructions for moist heat sterilization are provided.

Code information

All lots of the following Catalog Numbers: 2704-1-024; 2704-3-018; 6703-1-018; 6703-2-120; 6704-1-018; 6704-2-120 and 6704-3-120.

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution.

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