FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.: Stryker Orthopaedics Tapers LFIT V40 Vitallium femoral heads. hip prosthesis component.
- Recall number
- Z-0261-2016
- Recalling firm
- Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Product
- Stryker Orthopaedics Tapers LFIT V40 Vitallium femoral heads. hip prosthesis component.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-09-08
- Posted
- 2015-11-10
- Terminated
- 2017-07-25
- Reason
- Complaints that the femoral head could not be assembled with its corresponding V40 stem trunnion at the time of surgery.
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- Stryker sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notifiications dated September 9 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers are asked to complete the attached form and return within 5 days by using email strykerortho6632@stericycle.com or FAX 1-888-965-5803. For further questions please call ( 201) 831-5000.
- Quantity
- 201
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Numbers 6260-5-028; 6260-5-032; 6260-5-132; 6260-5-232, 232; 6260-5-328; 6260-5-332; 6260-5-428; 6260-5-432; 6260-9-0928; 6260-9-032, 6260-9-132, 6260-9-232, 6260-9-328, 6260-9-332, 6260-9-428, 6280-0-128, 6280-0-228, 6280-0-232, 6280-0-332 exp- dates july 2019 to august 2019
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K121308"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LPH
- Firm FEI
- 3003070421
- Firm city
- Mahwah
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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