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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published May 28, 2025

Stryker Gamma4 Right Long Nail Recall: Wrong Nail Geometry Risk

Stryker recalls Gamma4 Right Long Nail (catalog 84250320S) due to being manufactured with left nail geometry. This could cause improper function in surgical procedures.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1914-2025Medical deviceStryker ›
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✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Stryker is recalling a specific Gamma4 surgical nail component because it was made with the geometry of a left nail instead of a right one. This could lead to improper use during surgery if the nail is installed incorrectly. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/52208-stryker-gamma4-right-long-nail-recall-wrong-nail-geometry-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/52208-stryker-gamma4-right-long-nail-recall-wrong-nail-geometry-risk · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1914-2025

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“Stryker Gamma4 Right Long Nail Recall: Wrong Nail Geometry Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/52208-stryker-gamma4-right-long-nail-recall-wrong-nail-geometry-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1914-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1914-2025%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 28, 2025, that Stryker GmbH voluntarily recalled Long Nail, RIGHT Gamma4 10x320mm x 125 components of the Gamma4 System. The hazard is that the right nail was manufactured with left geometry.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Stryker
  • Product: Long Nail, RIGHT Gamma4 10x320mm x 125, component of the Gamma4 System
  • Catalog Number: 84250320S
  • UPC: 07613327479515
  • Lot Number: K1BC9B7
  • Distribution: US states of AL, FL, NJ, OR; Australia and Japan

The hazard

The investigation confirmed that the GAMMA4 Right Long Nail was manufactured with the geometry of a left nail.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Stryker GmbH has 20 other recalls on record since 2018-03-12. Recent similar recalls include the Stryker Femoral Nail Left/Right Mixup Recall (2025-05-22) and the Stryker Guide Wire with Ruler Tube 3x800 mm DIA recall (2025-03-28). Other recent recalls of similar products include the Smith & Nephew TRIGEN Humeral Nail Recall (2026-03-16), the Waldemar Link Knee Fusion Nail Recall (2025-11-10), and the Tornier Perip Screw Recall (2025-12-19).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the catalog number 84250320S on the nail packaging or label. The product is part of the Gamma4 System and was sold with lot number K1BC9B7.

  • Brand
    Stryker
  • Product
    Long Nail, RIGHT Gamma4 10x320mm x 125, component of the Gamma4 System. Catalog Number: 84250320S
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Label

    Look for the catalog number 84250320S on the nail packaging or label.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 4 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: nationwideWAIdaho: nationwideIDMontana: nationwideMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: nationwideMNIllinois: nationwideILWisconsin: nationwideWIMichigan: nationwideMINew York: nationwideNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: nationwideMAOregon: named in the noticeORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: nationwideOHPennsylvania: nationwidePANew Jersey: named in the noticeNJConnecticut: nationwideCTCalifornia: nationwideCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: nationwideCONebraska: nationwideNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: nationwideKYWest Virginia: nationwideWVVirginia: nationwideVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: nationwideAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: nationwideTNNorth Carolina: nationwideNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: nationwideLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: named in the noticeALGeorgia: nationwideGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: nationwideTXFlorida: named in the noticeFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, FL, NJ, OR and the countries of Australia and Japan.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, Oregon.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 21 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 28, 202512. FDA classified it Class II: Jun 6, 202523. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jun 18, 202532025
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1914-2025 (May 28, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1914-2025 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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