Z-1418-2009

Surgical Table Headrest, Catalog/Part #0788-300-012, component of VERTIER Surgical Table. Distributed as part...

Name: Z-1418-2009 Surgical Table Headrest, Catalog/Part #0788-300-012, component of VERTIER Surgical Table. Distributed as part...
Creator: Stryker Communications Corp
Published: 2009-05-08
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

STRYKER Communications, Inc. / initiated 2009-05-08 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Stryker Communications Corp began a recall of Surgical Table Headrest, Catalog/Part #0788-300-012, component of VERTIER Surgical Table. Distributed as part of the VERTIER Surgical Tables or individually by... on 2009-05-08. The reason FDA records is "Potential for health care provider/hospital staff member to sustain injury to fingers or hands when removing/handling the headrest component of the VERTIER Surgical 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-1418-2009
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2009-05-08
Posted: 2009-05-26
Terminated: 2010-04-26
Recalling firm: STRYKER Communications, Inc.
Product: Surgical Table Headrest, Catalog/Part #0788-300-012, component of VERTIER Surgical Table. Distributed as part of the VERTIER Surgical Tables or individually by Stryker Communications, Flower Mound, TX 75028. The Vertier surgical table is intended for use in general surgery or diagnostic examinations to position a patient. The Vertier Surgical Table is an AC powered, general purpose, mobile surgical table with electro-hydraulically controlled movements which are part of a control feedback system. The headrest is included with each table.
Product code: FQO Table, Operating-Room, Ac-Powered
Reason for recall: Potential for health care provider/hospital staff member to sustain injury to fingers or hands when removing/handling the headrest component of the VERTIER Surgical Table.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: An "URGENT: Device Recall" letter dated May 11, 2009 was issued to consignees. Consignees were informed that Stryker service representatives will visit each location to affix a caution label identifying the pinch point on each headrest. Additionally, consignees will be provided with an updated surgical table user manual. Direct questions to Stryker Communications Corporation by calling 972-410-7100.
Quantity in commerce: 230 headrests.
Distribution: Nationwide Distribution and Canada.
Product codes and lots: All surgical tables with headrest, Catalog/Part #0788-300-012. No Lot numbers.

Product code FQO

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

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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.

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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)