Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-1572-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

1/4 in. Curved Trocar with Wound Drain 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.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: March 26, 2015
Date Posted: May 13, 2015
Recall Number: Z-1572-2015
Event ID: 70841
Reason for Recall:

Stryker Instruments is voluntarily recalling the CBCII Wound Drains and Ambulating Bulb for a potential sterility breach in the packaging

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 120 boxes (1200 each)
Code Information:

Part Number:0225-019-000 and lot numbers: 10111012 11018012 11273012 12296012 13066012 13175012 14029012 14143012 10131012 11115012 12237012

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide, Australia, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Greece, Switzerland, South Africa, and Japan.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated