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Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation: The SurgiCounter Charging Cradle Product Usage: SurgiCounter Charging Cradles are designed to be used with the SurgiCounter and are part of the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System. The SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System is indicated for use in counting and recording the number of Safety-Sponge surgical sponges, laparotomy sponges, and towels used during surgical procedures.
- Recall number
- Z-0986-2015
- Recalling firm
- Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation
- Product
- The SurgiCounter Charging Cradle Product Usage: SurgiCounter Charging Cradles are designed to be used with the SurgiCounter and are part of the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System. The SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System is indicated for use in counting and recording the number of Safety-Sponge surgical sponges, laparotomy sponges, and towels used during surgical procedures.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-06-16
- Posted
- 2015-01-15
- Terminated
- 2015-08-20
- Reason
- Faulty SurgiCounter Charging Cradle can prevent the scanner from charging or downloading information after a procedure.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- On 6/16/2013, Improvements to the SurgiCounter" charging base notifications were emailed to the affected users with instructions for requesting a replacement product. The notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, and instructions for responding to the notification. For questions, call the Support team any time at (877) 520-2300 option 1, or support@scmd.com.
- Quantity
- 3625
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part number: SC-0014 All lots at time of notice 6/16/2013
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K060076"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LWH
- Firm FEI
- 1811755
- Firm city
- Portage
- Firm state
- MI
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28