Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 20554 |
| Brand Name: | Stryker Instruments (USA) - IIa - 45518 - Saw blade, surgical, powered, sagittal |
| Model: | Sagittal Blade 18x0.97x90mm |
| Affected: | 16029017 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Stryker New Zealand Ltd 515 Mount Wellington Highway Mount Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 787 9287 |
| Manufacturer: | Stryker Instruments |
| Issue: | The seal between the top and base rollstock material of the product packaging may not have been manufactured correctly resulting in a sterile barrier breach. Due to a breach in sterility, there is a potential for a bone or soft tissue infection which may require medical or surgical intervention. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/8/2016 |
