Trident Acetabular System Surgical Protocol. Instructions… recallZ-1703-2009 · Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · initiated Jun 9, 2009
Terminated All recalls posted in August 2009
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
The Surgical Protocol has been modified to create separate and distinct surgical protocols, one for the Trident PSL Shell (LSP68) and one for the Trident Hemispherical Shell (LSP69) in order to clarify and highlight the differences in reaming technique.
FDA root cause category: Labeling design
What the company is doing
Stryker sent Urgent - Product Correction - Surgical Protocol letters by Federal Express on June 9, 2009 to all Stryker branches/agencies, hospital Risk Management, hospital Chief of Orthopaedics, surgeons and all foreign consignees.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1703-2009
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jun 9, 2009
- Posted by the FDA
- Aug 4, 2009
- Recalling firm
- Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Quantity
- 2376 in USA, 1326 internationally
- Product code
- MRA
- FDA submissions
- P000013
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution.
Product description
Trident Acetabular System Surgical Protocol. Instructions for use of hip prosthesis. Literature Number LSP55.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Literature Number LSP55, all units, no lot number.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
5 devices cleared under P000013 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Trident 625-0T-32EHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented25 reports
- Trident 625-0T-32FHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented19 reports
- Trident 625-0T-28DHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented11 reports
- Trident 625-0T-36GHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented10 reports
- Trident 625-0T-36HHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/ceramic/metal, cemented or uncemented2 reports
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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