Z-2376-2008

VERTIER Surgical Table, Catalog #0788-100-000 (Standard table); distributed by Stryker Communications, Flower...

Name: Z-2376-2008 VERTIER Surgical Table, Catalog #0788-100-000 (Standard table); distributed by Stryker Communications, Flower...
Creator: Stryker Communications Corp
Published: 2008-07-02
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

STRYKER Communications, Inc. / initiated 2008-07-02 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Stryker Communications Corp began a recall of VERTIER Surgical Table, Catalog #0788-100-000 (Standard table); distributed by Stryker Communications, Flower Mound, TX. Is an AC powered, general purpose... on 2008-07-02. The reason FDA records is "Hydraulic lines responsible for tilting the surgical table have the potential to be severed when articulating table to its lowest position, possibly resulting in the unexpected and rapid movement of the table". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2376-2008
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2008-07-02
Posted: 2008-09-18
Terminated: 2010-01-07
Recalling firm: STRYKER Communications, Inc.
Product: VERTIER Surgical Table, Catalog #0788-100-000 (Standard table); distributed by Stryker Communications, Flower Mound, TX. Is an AC powered, general purpose, mobile surgical table with electro-hydraulically controlled movements which are part of a control feedback system.
Product code: FQO Table, Operating-Room, Ac-Powered
Reason for recall: Hydraulic lines responsible for tilting the surgical table have the potential to be severed when articulating table to its lowest position, possibly resulting in the unexpected and rapid movement of the table.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: Urgent: Device Recall letters were sent to consignees on 07/02/08 via FedEx with return receipt. Consignees were asked to discontinue use of the tables until a Stryker representative has come to the facility and updated the table. The firm has identified and validated replacement parts that prevent this occurrence.
Quantity in commerce: 52 units.
Distribution: Nationwide Distribution --- including states of AR, CA, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MN, MO, ND, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, VA and Washington DC.
Product codes and lots: All lot codes/serial numbers.

Product code FQO

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

MDM coverage of this record lists here, newest first.

About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

MDM adds the root cause tag, derived from FDA’s own root cause text, and the cross-links to the product code, the clearances named on the record and MDM coverage. Where a recall has not been joined to an enforcement report, no classification is shown.

Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)