Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 23090 |
| Brand Name: | Stryker Leibinger Craniofacial fixation plate, non-biodegradable |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Multiple Lot numbers |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Stryker New Zealand Ltd 515 Mount Wellington Highway Mount Wellington AUCKLAND 1060 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 787 9287 |
| Manufacturer: | Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co KG |
| Issue: | The current packaging and IFU indicate a five-year shelf life. During long-term product testing, the manufacturer discovered that after a three-year term, there is a potential for the external packaging (sterile barrier) to become compromised. Such compromised packaging results in the loss of the vacuum seal allowing for contamination of the inside peel pouch. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be returned to supplier |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 5/6/2018 |
