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ModerateFDA (Devices)·Z-1563-2015·Announced 2015-05-13

Stryker Recalls Wound Drains Due to Potential Sterility Breach

Stryker Instruments is voluntarily recalling specific wound drain products because the packaging may have a sterility breach.

What this means for you

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 a voluntary precautionary action for a potential sterility breach in packaging, with no reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

Stryker Instruments Division of Stryker Corporation is voluntarily recalling the CBCII Wound Drains and Ambulating Bulb. The recall is being conducted because of a potential sterility breach in the product packaging.

The affected products include the 3/16 in. Double Trocar with Wound Drain and the Curved Trocar with Wound Drain. The recall covers 1,375 boxes, containing 13,750 individual units. These products were distributed worldwide, including in the United States, Australia, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Greece, Switzerland, South Africa, and Japan.

Healthcare providers and consumers should stop using these products and contact Stryker Instruments for further instructions. The specific part number is 0215-015-200, and the affected lot numbers are listed in the official recall documentation.

The recalled product

Product
3/16 in. Double Trocar with Wound Drain Curved Trocar with Wound Drain/Double Trocar with Wound Drain: The curved trocar wound drain has a curved metal trocar attached to one end of the flexible wound drain tube. There is also a polymeric trocar guard that provides protection

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 12 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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