CLASS II Device recall · Reported 27 Jul 2022 · FDA Enforcement Report
SurgiCount+ System Application recalled by Stryker Instruments Div. of
Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker is recalling SurgiCount+ System Application, distributed in Kansas, Maine. The recall was initiated on 15 Jun 2022 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1452-2022
- FDA event ID
- 90487
- Recalling firm
- Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker, Portage, MI
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 15 Jun 2022
- FDA classified
- 21 Jul 2022
- Reported
- 27 Jul 2022
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Device Malfunction
- Device type
- Surgical Instruments
Timeline
| 15 Jun 2022 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Classified by FDA | +36 days |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
When scanning sponges out after a surgical procedure, an error may allow for a duplicate sponge to be counted without the prompt to make a case note and allowing the case to close. The software update will prevent the occurrence of this error.
Device recalls are issued when a component, software or design fault could cause the device to fail or give wrong readings. Many are corrections applied in the field rather than physical returns.
Product as listed by the FDA
SurgiCount+ System Application, Software Version 2.0.17, Catalog Number 0694-002-090. Used for counting, displaying, recording and locating the number of RFID-tagged absorbent articles used during surgical procedures.
Where it was distributed
The products were distributed to the following US states: KS and ME.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
When scanning sponges out after a surgical procedure, an error may allow for a duplicate sponge to be counted without the prompt to make a case note and allowing the case to close. The software update will prevent the occurrence of this error.
Which lots are affected?
UDI-DI (GTIN): 07613327543094; Serial Numbers: GK404E00828 GK404E00933 GK404E00959 GK404E01157 GK405E00282 GK405E00642 GK405E00671 GK405E00675 GK405E00693 GK405E00707 GK405E00757 GK405E00827 GK405E00857 GK405E00914 GK403E00537 GK404E00494 GK405E00176 GK405E00655 GK405E00723 GK403E00031 GK404E00638 GK404E00640 GK404E00700 GK404E00866 GK404E00887 GK404E00945 GK404E01113 GK404E01119 GK404E01121 GK404E01123 GK404E01170 GK404E01171 GK405E00602 GK49CE00058 GK404E00032 GK404E00034 GK404E00043 GK404E00262 GK404E00287 GK404E00287 211071 211115 211265
Where was it sold?
The products were distributed to the following US states: KS and ME.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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