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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0592-2020·Announced 2019-12-11

Stryker Recalls Disposable Tourniquet Cuffs Due to Air Leak Risk

Stryker is recalling 16,380 disposable tourniquet cuffs because they may leak air, causing a loss of vascular occlusion during surgery.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device with a functional defect that could lead to a loss of vascular occlusion during surgery, representing a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation is recalling 16,380 units of the Color Cuff Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, Product Number 5921-018-135. The recall involves specific lot numbers 60180348 and 60180373. These medical devices are indicated for use in surgical procedures that require the temporary occlusion of blood flow in a patient's extremities.

The recall is being issued because there is a potential for the cuff to leak air, which can lead to a loss of vascular occlusion. This failure could compromise the surgical procedure by failing to maintain the necessary visualization of the operative field.

The affected products were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States and in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these specific tourniquet cuffs should stop using them and contact Stryker for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Color Cuff Disposable Tourniquet Cuff, 18 inch X 3 inch, 1BLA (Single Bladder), 1PRT(Single Port) Quick Connect Connector, Product Number 5921-018-135 - Product Usage: The Stryker Disposable Tourniquet Cuff (cuff) is indicated for use in surgical procedures that require the tempo
Manufacturer
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation
Category
Medical Device — Surgical Instruments
Hazard
Affected units
16,380

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 (3)

  • GTIN: 37613154599258
  • Lot Numbers 60180348
  • 60180373

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 28 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation 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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