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Stryker bipolar forceps and generator

Official notice

11 Sept 2023

Last checked

11 Sept 2023

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Stryker bipolar forceps and generator. An error was identified on the expiration date of the product label. The shelf life for the products impacted is 36 months (3 years) however the product label represents a 54 month (4.5 year) shelf life. It has been confirmed that Stryker's distribution system had the correct shelf life indicated therefore all distributed devices were shipped and delivered to customers with good shelf life remaining. Recall Start Date: August 17, 2023 Published 2023-09-11.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

74248

Official notice

2023-09-11

The hazard

An error was identified on the expiration date of the product label. The shelf life for the products impacted is 36 months (3 years) however the product label represents a 54 month (4.5 year) shelf life. It has been confirmed that Stryker's distribution system had the correct shelf life indicated therefore all distributed devices were shipped and delivered to customers with good shelf life remaining. Recall Start Date: August 17, 2023

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Recall Numbers

74248

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected Products - Stryker Bipolar Generator/Irrigator Interconnect Cable, Lot or serial number - 201119005, Model or catalog number - 6760-180-015

Risk / hazard

An error was identified on the expiration date of the product label. The shelf life for the products impacted is 36 months (3 years) however the product label represents a 54 month (4.5 year) shelf life. It has been confirmed that Stryker's distribution system had the correct shelf life indicated therefore all distributed devices were shipped and delivered to customers with good shelf life remaining. Recall Start Date: August 17, 2023

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand: Stryker Instruments A Division Of Stryker, Stryker Bipolar Forceps And Generator.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HEALTH

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

74248

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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