Stryker Recalls Nearly 17,000 Orthopedic Implant Devices (MedScape)
Medical device maker Stryker Corporation is recalling 16,992 orthopedic implant devices because of the potential of damage during shipping caused by a packaging problem.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notice, the recall includes five devices: the rHead lateral stem and Reconradial implant, both for replacement of the proximal end of the forearm's radius bone; the uHead ulnar implant and Sigmoid Notchradial plate, both for replacement of the distal radioulnar joint; and the Radio-Capitellum to improve el...
