FDA Devices recall · Reported May 13, 2015
3/16 in. Round Drain with Trocar Curved Trocar with Wound Drain/Double Trocar with Wound Drain: The curved trocar wound drain has a curved metal trocar attached to one end of the flexible wound drain tube. There is also a polymeric trocar guard that provides protection from the sharp end of the trocar during handling. The double trocar wound drain has metal trocars on either side of the flexible wound drain tube. These are also equipped with trocar guards.
Stryker Instruments is voluntarily recalling the CBCII Wound Drains and Ambulating Bulb for a potential sterility breach in the packaging
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation recalled 3/16 in. Round Drain with Trocar Curved Trocar with Wound Drain/Double Trocar with Wou… - a moderate-severity action.
3/16 in. Round Drain with Trocar Curved Trocar with Wound Drain/Double Trocar with Wou… was recalled by Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation in May 13, 2015. Reason: Stryker Instruments is voluntarily recalling the CBCII Wound Drains and Ambulating Bulb for a potential steri…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1568-2015 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Stryker Instruments is voluntarily recalling the CBCII Wound Drains and Ambulating Bulb for a potential steri….
- Moderate
- severity level
- Class II
- classification
- May 13, 2015
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1568-2015 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.
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Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record
Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.
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Product description
3/16 in. Round Drain with Trocar Curved Trocar with Wound Drain/Double Trocar with Wound Drain: The curved trocar wound drain has a curved metal trocar attached to one end of the flexible wound drain tube. There is also a polymeric trocar guard that provides protection from the sharp end of the trocar during handling. The double trocar wound drain has metal trocars on either side of the flexible wound drain tube. These are also equipped with trocar guards.
Reason for recall
Stryker Instruments is voluntarily recalling the CBCII Wound Drains and Ambulating Bulb for a potential sterility breach in the packaging
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Moderate (Class II) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-1568-2015 |
| Date reported | May 13, 2015 |
| Date initiated | March 26, 2015 |
| Recalling firm | Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation |
| Firm location | Portage, MI |
| Affected scope | 648 boxes (6,480 each) |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide, Australia, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Greece, Switzerland, South Africa, and Japan. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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