Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 19161 |
| Brand Name: | Synthes Retractor for Sciatic Nerve |
| Model: | 03.100.013 & 03.100.014 |
| Affected: | Selected lot numbers |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Johnson & Johnson (NZ) Limited 13a Gabador Place Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 922 638 |
| Manufacturer: | Synthes GmbH |
| Issue: | The manufacturer is recalling specific lots of the Sciatic Nerve Retractor as micropores may have formed in the hollow handle during the manufacturing process, which would be large enough to allow fluids to enter and exit the hollow handle. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 22/9/2015 |
