Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-1097-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

SafeAir Telescopic Smoke Evacuation Pencil, Product No. 0703 046 004. The product is a Bovie pencil that is 75 inches long compressed, with a telescoping shaft. UDI GTIN 37613327466332

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 13, 2020

Date Posted: February 12, 2020

Recall Number: Z-1097-2020

Event ID: 84721

Reason for Recall:

Hairline fractures in a component could allow electrical current to arc out of the device, resulting in a burn to the patient and/or user.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 15150

Code Information:

1921032

Distribution Pattern:

Domestic distribution nationwide. Foreign distribution to Netherlands and Australia.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated