Reported Dec 18, 2013 · Terminated

Stryker Orthopaedics Cancellous Bone Screw Howmedica Osteonics Corp. Stryker France Both the 6.4 mm diameter, 25mm…

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · 325 Corporate Dr · Mahwah, NJ · 07430-2002

Is this the product you have?

  • Stryker Orthopaedics Cancellous Bone Screw Howmedica Osteonics Corp. Stryker France Both the 6.4 mm diameter, 25mm length, Cancellous Bone Screws (Cat no 2030-6525-1) and the 5.5mm diameter, 40 mm length Cancellous Bone Screws (Cat no 2029-5540-1) are cleared for use in Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), when implanting Stryker's Hemispherical Cluster Hole Acetabular Shell Systems and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) when implanting Stryker's Series 7000 Standard Tibial Tray systems. The use of bone screws, during both THA and TKA are intended as supplemental fixation.
Lot codes and dates
  • 1) 6.5 mm
  • Cancellous Bone Screw 25mm Catalog No2030-6525-1 Lot code MMLNLA 2) 5.5
  • Cancellous Bone Screw 40 mm Catalog No2029-5540-1 Lot Code MMLMJ1
Amount recalled
Catalog Number 2030-6525-1- 4 units; Catalog No: 2029-5540-1-7 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Stryker received a report from the field indicating that a 5.5 mm Cancellous Bone Screw 40 mm was identified in packaging associated with a 6.5 mm Cancellous Bone Screw 25 mm.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jul 15, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:33 PM UTC

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