Hoffman LRF Telescopic Strut Short Stryker Stryker Trauma AG CH-2545… — Class II medical device recall Z-0266-2013
Terminated recall by Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., reported 2012-11-14, distributed nationwide. Three complaints have been filed where the Hoffman LRF Telescopic Struts have broken during load bearing appli
| Recall number | Z-0266-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2012-07-03 |
| Classified | 2012-11-08 |
| Reported by FDA | 2012-11-14 |
| Terminated | 2014-04-17 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 165 units |
| Lot numbers | 4933-0-100 |
Product
Hoffman LRF Telescopic Strut Short Stryker Stryker Trauma AG CH-2545 Seizach Distributed in the USA by Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Drive Mahwah, NJ 07430. The use of external devices provides the surgeon with a means of bone fixation for the management of fracture and reconstructive surgery. These devices are intended only to assist healing and are not intended to replace normal bone structures. External fixation devices are intended to hold fractured bone surfaces in apposition to facilitate normal healing. While proven successful, the devices are manufactured from metal, plastic, and composite materials. No such fracture fixation device, subject to fatigue, can be expected to withstand activity levels in the same way as would a normal health bone. The external fixation system, therefore, will not be as strong, reliable or durable as a normal human bone.
Reason for recall
Three complaints have been filed where the Hoffman LRF Telescopic Struts have broken during load bearing application by patients having a body weight greater than 250 LBS.
Machine access
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