Device recall: RF Cannula, 100 mm,Curved 5 MM, 20 G, REF 0406-630-115 RX only, Disposable ( 10/pk) Product Usage: The Stryker RF…
Class II FDA enforcement event 62504. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Stryker has received 6 complaints that the 5mm needle was placed in 10 mm package and 10 mm needle was placed in the 5 mm package. If the clinician does not recognize that the active tip on the cannula is 10 mm instead of 5mm and the cannula is used in a cervical procedure there is a potential for a thermal skin lesion due to a larger lesion creation. If the 10 mm active tip cannula, as opposed
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation started this device recall on 17 Jul 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Portage, MI. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 62504 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 8 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 2 May 2013.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of England, France, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Recalling firm
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2134-2012 | RF Cannula, 100 mm,Curved 5 MM, 20 G, REF 0406-630-115 RX only, Disposable ( 10/pk) Product Usage: The Stryker RF Cannulae, in combination with the Stryker RF Generator/Multi- Gen and electrodes, are intended for coagulation of soft tissue in orthopedic, arthroscopic, spinal, and neurosurgical applications. | 210 | Class II | Terminated | 8 Aug 2012 |
| Z-2135-2012 | RF Cannula, 100 mm,Curved 10 MM, 20 G, REF 0406-630-125 RX only, Disposable ( 10/pk) Product Usage: The Stryker RF Cannulae, in combination with the Stryker RF Generator/Multi- Gen and electrodes, are intended for coagulation of soft tissue in orthopedic, arthroscopic, spinal, and neurosurgical applications. | 226 | Class II | Terminated | 8 Aug 2012 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2012
- 823
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 55
Other events of the firm
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation: all 55 events
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2134-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62504. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/62504/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of England, France, Netherlands, and Switzerland.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 62504?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
210
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 88% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class II.