Stryker Neurovascular Microcatheters Recalled for Incorrect Use-By Dates
Stryker Neurovascular is recalling Excelsior microcatheters because they were shipped with use-by dates exceeding available shelf-life data.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text describes a labeling error regarding shelf-life data without reporting any illnesses, injuries, or hospitalizations, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity labeling issue.
Plain-English summary
Stryker Neurovascular is recalling Stryker brand EXCELSIOR 1018 PRE-SHAPED 45 150CM microcatheters, catalog number M0031441900. The products were manufactured in Cork, Ireland, and distributed by Stryker Neurovascular in Fremont, California.
The recall was initiated because the products were shipped with "use by" dates that exceed currently available shelf-life data. All affected products remain within the earliest expiration date of April 2015. The affected lot codes are 17013021, 17013156, 17020618, 17020619, and 17020620.
The products were distributed nationwide in the United States and internationally to Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Australia, Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia, Russia, and Japan. Healthcare providers should stop using the affected microcatheters and contact Stryker Neurovascular for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Stryker brand EXCELSIOR 1018 PRE-SHAPED 45 150CM, Catalog Number: M0031441900; Product is manufactured by Stryker Neurovascular, Cork, Ireland and distributed by Stryker Neurovascular, Fremont, CA Excelsior SL-10/Excelsior 1018 Microcatheter: Stryker Neurovascular…
- Manufacturer
- Stryker Neurovascular
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (5)
- 17013021
- 17013156
- 17020618
- 17020619
- 17020620
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 19 recalled by Stryker Neurovascular under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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