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Stryker Instruments Division of Stryker Corporation: Stryker 5190 TPS Series Burs. Powered simple cranial drills, burrs, trephines, and their accessories. These burs are intended for use during various surgical procedures to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. More specifically these burs are used for shaping the bone (femur) during orthopedic surgeries.

Recall number
Z-1239-2011
Recalling firm
Stryker Instruments Division of Stryker Corporation
Product
Stryker 5190 TPS Series Burs. Powered simple cranial drills, burrs, trephines, and their accessories. These burs are intended for use during various surgical procedures to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. More specifically these burs are used for shaping the bone (femur) during orthopedic surgeries.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2010-11-30
Posted
2011-02-14
Terminated
2011-04-13
Reason
Product was packaged with an incorrect packaging material and therefore has a potential to be non-sterile which, if contaminated, could lead to a patient infection.
Root cause
Packaging
Action
The firm, Stryker, sent a "MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION" letter dated December 2, 2010 to all customers. The letter described the product, problem and the action to be taken by the customers. The customer were asked to complete and fax in the business reply form indicating they have received the notification and to indicate whether or not they have affected product on hand, and send back any affected product to Regulatory Affairs at Stryker Instruments. Stryker will then send a replacement product to the customer. Upon receipt of the completed business reply form, the customer will be contacted to arrange return of any affected product they have in their inventory. Once the affected product is received, a replacement 5190 TPS Series Bur will be sent to the customer. For questions regarding this recall, please contact Stryker Instruments at 1-800-800-4236 ext. 3584 or kathleen.kelly.smith@stryker.com.
Quantity
not on file
Distribution
Worldwide distribution: USA including states of: CA, FL, LA, MI, MT, NE, NH, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX, VT, and WA; and countries including: Sweden and Australia.
Lot, serial or model codes
Part Number 5190020123 Lot 9197017
510(k) numbers
["K032303"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
HBE
Firm FEI
1811755
Firm city
Kalamazoo
Firm state
MI
Firm country
not on file

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2026-09-28
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