Stryker GmbH: Medical Device Recall in 2023 - (Recall #: Z-1191-2023)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2023.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

stryker Hoffmann LRF, Transport Strut, Model Number 4933-0-400; Orthopedic external fixation device intended to keep bone fragments/segments in a correct anatomical position until reliable bone consolidation is achieved

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: February 7, 2023
Date Posted: March 8, 2023
Recall Number: Z-1191-2023
Event ID: 91666
Reason for Recall:

Stryker has identified a nonconformance in specific lots of Hoffmann LRF Bone Transport Struts. Specifically, the thread pitch is oversized at the distal end of the threaded rod, and as a result the distal ring fixation cannot be locked between 0- 50mm of the threaded rod.

Status: Ongoing
Product Quantity: 488 units
Code Information:

Serial numbers: D32158, D32160, D32161, D32162, D32163, D32164, D34343, D34344, D40690, D41629, D41630, D41631, D44713, G16331, G16332, G16333, G26278, G29759, G29760, G32730, G32731, G32735, G45119, H30398, H30399, H66392

Distribution Pattern:

US Nationwide distribution.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated