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Medical device recalls 2024

LINK Universal Handle — Class II medical device recall Z-3245-2024

Ongoing recall by Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Corp. Hq.), reported 2024-10-02, distributed nationwide. Some lots of the LINK Universal Handle, with quick coupling, Stainless Steel, straight may suffer an immediate

Recall numberZ-3245-2024
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusOngoing
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmWaldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG (Corp. Hq.), Hamburg, Germany
Recall initiated2024-09-11
Classified2024-09-24
Reported by FDA2024-10-02
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity32 devices
Reason classesdevice malfunction
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI04026575215539
Lot numbersC204156, C219063, C219064, C233033, C233034, C332135
Model numbers130-394/01

Product

LINK Universal Handle, with quick coupling, Stainless Steel, straight, Item Number 130-394/01

Reason for recall

Some lots of the LINK Universal Handle, with quick coupling, Stainless Steel, straight may suffer an immediate material failure intraoperatively when the instrument is used for the first time. The instrument can break in the middle.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-3245-2024. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.