{"url_path":"/fda/device/recalls/Z-2829-2026","section_key":"summary","section_title":"DEVICE Recall: Stryker GmbH — Stryker Hoffmann II Connecting Rod Micro 3 x 50mm. Catalog Number: 50796050.","topic":"fda","document":{"doc_type":"device-recall","doc_date":"2026-07-01","source_url":"https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2829-2026%22","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"Stryker GmbH"},"word_count":135,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# FDA DEVICE Recall: Z-2829-2026\n\n**Recalling firm:** Stryker GmbH\n**Classification:** Class II\n**Status:** Ongoing\n**Type:** Voluntary: Firm initiated\n**Initiated:** 2026-07-01\n**Report date:** 2026-08-05\n\n## Product\nStryker Hoffmann II Connecting Rod Micro 3 x 50mm. Catalog Number: 50796050.\n\n## Reason\nPotential cracking of the Hoffmann II Carbon Connecting Rods following cleaning and sterilization.\n\n## Affected lots\nCatalog Number: 50796050. GTIN: 04546540389916. All lot numbers.\n\n## Distribution\nWorldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA,  ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA,  WI, WV and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK."}