Reported Aug 1, 2012 · Terminated

Tibial Punch Tower Assembly. Non-Sterile. CAT NO. 8000-1089. Howmedica Osteonics Corp., 59 Route 17, Allendale, NJ…

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 Drive · Mahwah, NJ · 07430

Is this the product you have?

  • Tibial Punch Tower Assembly. Non-Sterile. CAT NO. 8000-1089. Howmedica Osteonics Corp., 59 Route 17, Allendale, NJ 07401. During primary Scorpio TKA procedures, the Scorpio Tibial Punch Tower (8000-1089) is used in conjunction with Scorpio Tibial Keel Punches (3760-0305/-0709/-1113 and 3761-0305/-0709/-1113) and Tibial Templates (3750-0003/-0005/-0007/-0009/-0013) to prepare the tibia for baseplate implantation. Per the surgical protocol for Duracon and Scorpio Total Knee Systems with Xcelerate Instrumentation (LSPK31 03/03), tibial templates are used to determine the appropriate coverage of the tibial plateau. Once a template size is selected, the device is secured to the plateau with fixation pins, and the tibial punch tower is assembled by placing the tower onto the two small locating pins on the tibial template. A keel punch is then selected, assembled into the channel of the tower, and impacted with a mallet. Depending on the intended implant size, several keel punches of increasing size may be utilized to incrementally enlarge the cavity. Each keel punch is advanced until it fully seats on the tibial template. Tibial preparation is considered complete when the final keel punch fully seats on the tibial template.
Lot codes and dates

30 of 30 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
8000-1089.Lot Number(s): RD6E087, RD6E187
RD6E083
RD6E082
RD6C178
RD5W268
RD5W267
RD5V260
RD5W320
RD5V240
RD5V239
RD5V238
RD5N407
RD5S104
RD5S103
RD5T177
RD5T179
RD5S259
RD5T178
RD5N406
RD5S300
Amount recalled
152 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Why it was recalled

Stryker Orthopaedics received a report indicating that a Tibial Keel Punch could not be inserted into the slot of the Tibial Punch Tower. The slot that guides the stem of the keel punch into the channel of the tower was later determined to be undersized.

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 Jun 13, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:11 PM UTC

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