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Z-0727-2010

Stryker CBCII Blood Conservation Kit w 3/16in. (4.8mm) round PVC Drain and Curved Trocar, sterile, Stryker...

Stryker Corp. / initiated 2009-11-12 / Terminated / root cause: packaging

Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation began a recall of Stryker CBCII Blood Conservation Kit w 3/16in. (4.8mm) round PVC Drain and Curved Trocar, sterile, Stryker Instruments, Kalamazoo, MI, REF 225-28-526. Blood... on . The reason FDA records is "The product may not be sterile due to package not being intact". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0727-2010
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Stryker Corp.
Product
Stryker CBCII Blood Conservation Kit w 3/16in. (4.8mm) round PVC Drain and Curved Trocar, sterile, Stryker Instruments, Kalamazoo, MI, REF 225-28-526. Blood recovery system used post-operatively to collect, filter and allow for reinfusion of autologous blood.
Product code
cac
Reason for recall
The product may not be sterile due to package not being intact.
Root cause tag
packaging
FDA root cause
Packaging process control
Action
Stryker issued a "Medical Device Recall Notification" via email to foreign consignees dated November 12, 2009. Stryker further issued recall letters via overnight mail to domestic consginees beginning November 20, 2009. These notifications informed consignees of the affected devices instructing them to destroy all affected product and return a completed Business Reply Form to the firm. For further information, contact Stryker Instruments at 1-800-800-4236 extension 3808.
Quantity in commerce
79,617 all products
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution.
Product codes and lots
serial numbers 07310012 through 09113012.