# FDA recall Z-0781-2020

> **Stryker GmbH** · Class II · device recall initiated 2019-11-21.

## Product

Stryker  Pin To Rod Coupling External Fixation System Hoffmann II Compact - Pin To Rod Coupling 5/3-4mm  Catalog #:  4940-1-020 - Product Usage: Indications   Distal radius fractures (intra and extra) articular   Intercarpal fracture dislocations   Unstable forearm fractures   Unstable elbow dislocation   Multiple extremity fractures   Radial osteotomies   Foot and ankle fractures   Paediatric fractures

## Reason for recall

Pin To Rod Coupling could not clamp the pin and rod as intended

## Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including states of FL, MA, MI, NC, NJ, TX, WA, and countries of Brazil, Italy, South Africa, Netherlands, Spain, and China.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-0781-2020
- **Recalling firm:** Stryker GmbH
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2019-11-21
- **Report date:** 2020-01-15
- **Termination date:** 2020-11-13

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Selzach, N/A, Switzerland

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0781-2020

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-0781-2020. Retrieved 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-0781-2020. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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