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Device recall: Trident 10 degrees X3 Insert 36 mm ID Catalog #623-10-36I Hip implant component

FDA enforcement event 71754 · Class II · initiated 25 Jun 2015 · status Terminated · terminated 30 Aug 2017

DeviceVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordMahwah, NJ

FDA enforcement event 71754 is a device recall by Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. of Mahwah, NJ, initiated 25 Jun 2015 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.

FDA defines Class II as 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. 91% of the 1,153 device enforcement events initiated in 2015 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 30 Aug 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp. has 59 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.

Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.

Recalling firm

Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ.

Reason for recall

"it was discovered that item 623-10-36I Lot 3Y0KHP, although meeting all device specifications, was determined to be unacceptable due to a documentation issue. However the parts were inadvertently shipped to the field."

Distribution

"Distributed in WI."

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-2810-2015	Trident 10 degrees X3 Insert 36 mm ID Catalog #623-10-36I Hip implant component	16 units	Class II	Terminated	30 Sep 2015

Context

91%of 2015 device events are Class II1,153 events that year

1product record in this eventfirm median: 1

59events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
26 Apr 2017	Hoffmann LRF Safety Clip (Bone Transport Strut), 14 x 12 x 5 mm, REF 4933-0-401, NDC (01)07613327131475(10)V07241 Produc	Device	Class II	1
2 Dec 2016	Reunion TSA Peg Alignment Sound Catalog #5901-1038 The Peg Alignment Sound (PIN 5901-1038, Revision A) is an instrument	Device	Class II	1
9 Nov 2016	GAM Kirschner Wire, Sterile R, T2 K-Wire, Sterile R and T2 K-Wire Recon, Stryker Trauma GmbH, Prof.-Kuntscher-Strasse 1-	Device	Class II	1
29 Aug 2016	LFIT Anatomic V40 Femoral Head, Low Friction Ion Treatment, Sterile, 36 mm, REF 6260-9-236; Modular components designed	Device	Class II	1
18 Aug 2016	Stryker Orthopaedics Universal Acetabular Cup Positioner/Impactor, REF 2101-0200, Non-Sterile, Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	Device	Class II	1
1 Aug 2016	Stryker Orthopaedics Patella Assembly Instrument, REF 3182-1000, Non-Sterile, NDC (01) 07613327215854 (10) The Scorpio P	Device	Class II	1
1 Jul 2016	Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Usage: Exeter Rasp Handle is a reusable instrument which is part of the Exeter fem	Device	Class II	1
30 Jun 2016	Supracondylar Nail T2 SCN 09x300 mm T2 Supracondylar Nail System is intended to provide strong and stable internal fixat	Device	Class II	2
23 Jun 2016	Stryker Orthopaedics Modular Handle Triathlon Instruments, Non-Sterile, REF 6541-4-808, Lot 123, NDC M546654148080S Prod	Device	Class II	1
23 Jun 2016	Stryker Orthopaedics Specialty Triathlon Tibial Alignment Handle with Secondary Lock, Non-Sterile, Used to complement or	Device	Class II	1

All 59 events for Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

Questions and answers

Why was this device recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "it was discovered that item 623-10-36I Lot 3Y0KHP, although meeting all device specifications, was determined to be unacceptable due to a documentation issue. However the parts were inadvertently shipped to the field."

What does Class II mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Distributed in WI."

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 30 Aug 2017. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.

Where does this data come from?

openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.

Provenance

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.