Recall Z-1493-2014 ยท FYD Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation
Stryker PenAdapt"; Rx Only, Sterile. This device is an accessory to an electrosurgical unit (ESU). The PenAdapt is used to remove smoke, particles, and body and casual fluids from the point of surgical activity during surgical procedures that use ESU for cutting and cauterizing.
| Date | Apr 24, 2014 (initiated Mar 26, 2014) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | During packaging verification testing, a failure occurred due to cuts in the packaging potentially causing a breach in the sterile barrier. Additional testing identified microscopic aluminum metal shavings and foreign particles estimated in size to be between 0.01inches x 0.015 inches to 0.03 inches x 0.04 inches that were introduced during the manufacturing process and were sterilized within the |
| Root cause | Material/Component Contamination |
| Action | On March 26, 2014, Stryker Instruments sent URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION to their consignees via mail and email. Notification included product description, reason for recall, risk to health, and actions to be taken by the Customer/User. For questions regarding this recall please contact Stryker Instruments: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm (EST) Angela Ragainis/Kelly Jo Whipple 269-389-4354 / 269-389-2921 angela.ragainis@stryker.com / kellyjo.whipple@stryker.com Customers will be asked to sign the Business Reply Form stating they have read the Notification and followed all instructions wi |
| Quantity | 35,310 unexpired units |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV,and WY, and the countries of Austria |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.