LFIT Anatomic V40 Femoral Head, Low Friction Ion Treatment, Sterile, 36 mm, REF 6260-9-236; Modular components designed to be locked onto a femoral hip stem trunnion during surgery for total hip replacement.
- Recall Initiated
- August 29, 2016
- Terminated
- May 2, 2017
- Recall Number
- Z-0378-2017
- Quantity
- 42,519 units (total Catalog numbers)
- Firm Location
- Mahwah, NJ
Reason for Recall
Stryker received several complaints describing incidence of harm secondary to taper lock failure for specific lots of numerous catalog numbers of LFIT Anatomic CoCr V40 Femoral Heads.
Distribution
US Nationwide and Internationally
Lot / Code Info
Catalog #6260-9-236 - Head Diameter 36 mm, Offset +5, including all lots manufactured from 1/102 - 7/1/10; Catalog #6260-9-240 - Head Diameter 40 mm, Offset +4, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-244 - Head Diameter 44 mm, Offset +4, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-340 - Head Diameter 40 mm, Offset +8, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-440 - Head Diameter 40 mm, Offset +12, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11; Catalog #6260-9-344 - Head Diameter 44 mm, Offset +8, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/07 - 3/4/11 and Catalog #6260-9-444 - Head Diameter 44 mm, Offset +12, including all lots manufactured from 1/1/06 - 3/4/11.
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action Taken
Stryker notified their Branches/Agencies of this recall by e-mail on August 29, 2016 and they were asked to quarantine the affected devices. A Recall Notification Letter and Product Accountability Form was also sent on August 29, 2016 via UPS (with return receipt) to their Branches/Agencies/Hospital Risk Management and Surgeons. On October 11, 2016, Stryker sent an updated recall notification via UPS with return receipt to their affected customers because additional customers and lot numbers were identified.