Osteonics Scorpio Total Knee recallZ-2079-2008 · Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · initiated Mar 17, 2005
Terminated All recalls posted in September 2008
Is my device affected?
- 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.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- 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
Scorpio Posterior Stabilized Femoral Component labeled and laser marked as a Left, was in fact a Right component.
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
The International Stryker Distributor was notified via an advisory notice with return receipt on March 18, 2005
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-2079-2008
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Mar 17, 2005
- Posted by the FDA
- Sep 16, 2008
- Recalling firm
- Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Quantity
- 1 unit
- Product code
- JWH
- FDA submissions
- K962152
- Distribution
- The one unit was distributed to an International Stryker branch.
Product description
Osteonics Scorpio Total Knee; Posteriorly Stabilized Femoral Component; #13 with posts, low friction Ion treatment. Use only with Scorpio Posteriorly Stabilized Tibial Bearing Components with Scorpio Patellar Components.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Catalog No. 711-4513L; Lot Code: K04S174
Other devices under the same FDA submission
8 devices cleared under K962152 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Scorpio 73-2710Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER3 recalls0 reports
- Scorpio 73-2910Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER2 recalls1 report
- Scorpio 73-0910Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER2 recalls1 report
- Scorpio 73-0110Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER2 recalls0 reports
- Scorpio 73-0710Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER2 recalls0 reports
- Scorpio 73-2110Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall0 reports
- Scorpio 73-0510Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 recall0 reports
- Scorpio 71-4509LHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER1 report
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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