The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1397-2013·Announced 2013-06-05

Stryker Orthobiologics Aliquot Plunger Recalled for Catheter Breakage Risk

Stryker Orthobiologics is recalling 17 units of the Aliquot Plunger, 8", due to reported catheter breakage during vertebroplasty procedures.

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 reported instances of component breakage during a surgical procedure, representing a risk of harm where injury has not yet been explicitly reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Stryker Orthobiologics is recalling 17 units of the Aliquot Delivery System Manual Surgical Instrument - Aliquot Plunger, 8", Part Number 2110-0502. The product is used to facilitate the placement of bone cement in weakened or diminished bone.

The recall was initiated after a few reported cases of the catheter breaking when removing the Aliquot catheter from the needle during vertebroplasty procedures. The breakage was attributed to bending of the catheter during retraction from the needle and was determined to be a use error. The correction for this issue is limited to a revision of the Directions for Use.

The affected units were distributed nationwide in the United States, specifically in the states of AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI. The specific lot number for the recalled items is E909008R.

The recalled product

Product
Stryker Orthobiologics Aliquot Delivery System Manual Surgical Instrument - Aliquot Plunger, 8", Part Number 2110-0502 Product Usage: Facilitate placement of bone cement in weakened or diminished bone
Affected units
17

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Manufacturer Part Number 2110-0502
  • Lot Number E909008R

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 33 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 13 recalled by Orthovita, Inc., dBA Stryker Orthobiologics. 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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Same manufacturer · Orthovita, Inc., dBA Stryker Orthobiologics.

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