Reported Mar 2, 2016 · Terminated

Stryker Vitallium Wire (6 Pack) Non Sterile. For use in bone procedures.

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 · 07430-2006

Is this the product you have?

  • Stryker Vitallium Wire (6 Pack) Non Sterile. For use in bone procedures.
Lot codes and dates
  • All
  • lots of the following Catalog Numbers
    • 2704-1-024
    • 2704-3-018
    • 6703-1-018
    • 6703-2-120
    • 6704-1-018
    • 6704-2-120 and 6704-3-120
Amount recalled
3,741 units

This recall covers 19 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 18 are below.

6 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The wire packages are correctly marked with a "NON-STERILE" label, however, the enclosed Instructions For Use (IFU) states the device are sterilized via gamma irradiation and should not be resterilized. Since the IFU states the devices are sterile, no instructions for moist heat sterilization are provided.

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 May 19, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:01 PM UTC

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