Reported Mar 11, 2015 · Terminated

LFT v40 Femoral Head; Catalog Number 6260-9-032; V40 CoCr LFit Head 32mm/-4. Designed to be assembled onto a femoral…

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?

  • LFT v40 Femoral Head; Catalog Number 6260-9-032; V40 CoCr LFit Head 32mm/-4. Designed to be assembled onto a femoral hip stem trunnion during surgery for a total hip arthroplasty.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Code 48681201
Amount recalled
9 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Three customer complaints were received for the same batch of V40 LFIT Vitallium femoral heads (part number 6260-9-032, lot 48681201) alleging that the femoral head couldn't be assembled with its corresponding V40 stem trunnion.

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 Apr 7, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:16 PM UTC

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