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Device recall: Performance Series Sagittal Blade, Catalog Number 6125-127-100 Product Usage: The Stryker Heavy Duty Sagittal Blades are
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation (Portage, MI) initiated this device recall on 19 Mar 2019; FDA lists 1 product record under event 82562, classified Class II.
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. 88% of the 968 device enforcement events initiated in 2019 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 26 Jun 2020. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation has 55 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 Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI.
Reason for recall
"During manufacture, packaging materials for a small portion of the lot may not have been properly positioned, resulting in a potential breach in sterility."
Distribution
"US Nationwide in the states of: FL, GA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MN, NC, PA, UT, WA, and WI. The products were distributed to the following foreign countries: Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1215-2019 | Performance Series Sagittal Blade, Catalog Number 6125-127-100 Product Usage: The Stryker Heavy Duty Sagittal Blades are used in the cutting and shaping of bone and other bone related tissue in various orthopedic procedures. Typical procedures include, total-knee, uni-compartmental knee, hip, shoulder, ankle and… | 355 | Class II | Terminated | 1 May 2019 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation
All 55 events for Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "During manufacture, packaging materials for a small portion of the lot may not have been properly positioned, resulting in a potential breach in sterility."
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: "US Nationwide in the states of: FL, GA, ID, KY, MA, MD, MN, NC, PA, UT, WA, and WI. The products were distributed to the following foreign countries: Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 26 Jun 2020. "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.