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Unitrax recallZ-2372-2024 · Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · initiated Jun 19, 2024

Open, Classified

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Howmedica Osteonics Corp. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Mislabeled: the size on the package label of the UNITRAX Endoprosthesis Head Component potentially may not match the device within the packaging. This product mix only involves the three (3) sizes (43mm, 42mm, and the 38mm)

FDA root cause category: Employee error

What the company is doing

Stryker issued Urgent Medical Device Recall (UMDR) PFA 3585464 third party Sedgwick on June 19, 2024, via UPS 2-day air. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Please inform users of this Urgent Medical Device Recall and forward this notice to all individuals who need to be made aware or organizations who have consigned product. 2. Immediately check all stock areas and/or operating room storage to determine if any devices from the affected product list are at your facility. 3. Quarantine and discontinue use of the recalled devices identified in the affected product list (Table 1). 4. Complete and sign the enclosed Urgent Medical Device Recall Business Reply Form: " Medical Facility: Please sign the Business Reply Form and email to: [email protected]/ Fax: (844) 441-2737 " Stryker Branch/Agency: please sign the AdobeSign form arriving to you via email. 5. Please contact your Local Sales Office or your Stryker Sales Representative directly for product replacement and inventory questions. 6. Please return the devices to Stryker using the following address: Stryker Orthopaedics/PFA Product Returns Attn: Distribution Inventory Team 325 Corporate Drive Dock M-East Mahwah, NJ 07430 Ref. PFA 3585464 Please add the tracking number Please assist us in meeting our regulatory obligation by completing and emailing the attached Urgent Medical Device Recall Business Reply Form within 5 days. A response is required, even though you may not have any physical inventory on site. If you have any questions or concerns after reviewing this letter, please contact Customer Service at (201) 831-5000. For questions pertaining to the recall, email [email protected]

Recall details

Recall number
Z-2372-2024
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Jun 19, 2024
Posted by the FDA
Jul 16, 2024
Recalling firm
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Quantity
12 units
Product code
KWL
FDA submissions
K014226
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Hong Kong, and UK.

Product description

UNITRAX Endoprosthesis Head Component - 38mm. Implantable component used in partial hip arthroplasty. Catalog Number: 6942-5-038

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

GTIN: 07613327032338 Lot Numbers: JT38AD, E94VEV

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 94871).

Sources and updates

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