ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-2062-2012 ยท FYD Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical

Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation

Neptune 1 Gold Rover (120 Vand 230V ) Waste Management System Part Number 0700-001-000, 0700-002-000(International) Instructions For Use 0700-001-700, 0700-002-707 Intended for use in the surgical environment or physician's office to collect and dispose of surgical fluid waste.

DateAug 15, 2012 (initiated Jun 8, 2012)
StatusTerminated
ReasonStryker has received two reports of serious injury as a result of tissue damage associated with the use of the Neptune 2, including an event in which one customer connected the Neptune 2 System to a passive chest drainage tube post operatively, resulting in a fatality. The current IFU did not specifically warn against connecting all Neptune Waste Management devices, which is a high vacuum/high flow device, to a passive drainage tube. June 12, 2012, customers were instructed to review the revised IFU, distribute to affected departments, and educate users of the Neptune on this warning. Warnin
Root causeLabeling False and Misleading
ActionOn June 5, 2012, Stryker notified customers that it was recalling the IFUs for the above products. The current IFU did not specifically warn against connecting the Neptune Rover, which is a high vacuum/high flow device, to a passive drainage tube. Customers were instructed to review the revised IFU, distribute to affected departments, and educate users of the Neptune on this warning. Customers must confirm with Stryker via business reply form that they have completed these actions. Customers who have the Neptune 1 Gold, Neptune 1 Gold International or Neptune 2 Bronze will receive a follow
Quantity5925 domestic 2 international
DistributionWorldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) and country of: Canada. .
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K012991NEPTUNE WASTE MANAGEMENT STSTEM
Stryker Instruments, Nov 29, 2001