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Event 79751

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 12, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Stryker GmbH

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 1

Hinge Coupling Hoffmann LRF Catalog # 4933-0-800 Intended for fixation of fractures, joint contractures, fusions, limb lengthening, deformity correction, bone and soft tissue reconstruction in pediatric patients and adults.

Z-1526-2018
Recall number
Z-1526-2018
Initiated
March 12, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Stryker GmbH
Quantity
18

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The wrong parts were picked for packaging. The connecting Nuts were packed in the packaging labeled with Hinge coupling

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

The wrong parts were picked for packaging. The connecting Nuts were packed in the packaging labeled with Hinge coupling

Code information

Lot # L23745

Distribution pattern

USA (nationwide) Distribution