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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published September 11, 2023

Stryker Disposable Spetzler-Malis Forceps: Incorrect Expiration Date

Stryker recalls disposable Spetzler-Malis bipolar forceps with incorrect 54-month expiration date label; actual shelf life is 36 months. Affected items may expire sooner than intended.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0244-2024Medical deviceStryker ›
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Recalling firmStryker Corporation1941 Stryker Way · Portage, MI 49002-9711
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Stryker is recalling disposable Spetzler-Malis bipolar forceps due to an error on the expiration date label. The product is labeled as having a 54-month shelf life, but the actual shelf life is only 36 months. This could lead to the product expiring before it should, potentially causing issues if used after the correct expiration date. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/57335-stryker-disposable-spetzler-malis-forceps-incorrect-expiration-date.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/57335-stryker-disposable-spetzler-malis-forceps-incorrect-expiration-date · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0244-2024

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“Stryker Disposable Spetzler-Malis Forceps: Incorrect Expiration Date.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/57335-stryker-disposable-spetzler-malis-forceps-incorrect-expiration-date. Based on FDA recall #Z-0244-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0244-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on September 11, 2023, that Stryker Corporation is recalling Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps due to an incorrect expiration date on the label. The hazard involves a discrepancy between the actual shelf life and the printed duration.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Stryker
  • Product: Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM TIP
  • Catalog Number: 6760-230-015
  • UPC: 07613327300246
  • Lot Numbers: 200507009

The hazard

An error was identified on the expiration date of the product label. The shelf life for the products impacted is 36 months (3 years) however the product label represents a 54 month (4.5 year) shelf life.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Stryker Corporation has 34 other recalls on record since November 17, 2017. Recent Stryker recalls include the Single Spike Tube Set leak issue reported on June 8, 2026, and the Neptune Smart Docking Station electrical shock risk noted on May 6, 2026.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM TIP' with catalog number 6760-230-015. Lot numbers 200507009 are also affected.

  • Brand
    Stryker
  • Product
    Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6760-230-015
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 19 products

All 19 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide. Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-0239-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 18CM SM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6760-180-005; GTIN: 7613327300192; Lot Numbers: 2005070022,321 total units
Z-0240-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 18CM SM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6760-180-015; GTIN: 7613327300376; Lot Numbers: 201119005, 2012100092,321 total units
Z-0241-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 20CM SM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6760-200-005; GTIN: 7613327300284; Lot Numbers: 2011050022,321 total units
Z-0242-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6760-230-005; GTIN: 7613327300253; Lot Numbers: 200507007, 200515006, 2012030142,321 total units
Z-0243-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SM DISP BAYONET 1.0MM TIP, Catalog Number 6760-230-010; GTIN: 7613327300291; Lot Numbers: 2005070082,321 total units
Z-0244-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6760-230-015; GTIN: 7613327300246; Lot Numbers: 2005070092,321 total units
Z-0245-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 18CM IM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6770-180-005; GTIN: 7613327299908; Lot Numbers: 200525007, 200806005, 2009100092,321 total units
Z-0246-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 18CM IM DISP BAYONET 1.0MM TIP, Catalog Number 6770-180-010; GTIN: 7613327300260; Lot Numbers: 200515007, 200731007, 200924011, 2010010282,321 total units
Z-0247-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 18CM IM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6770-180-015; GTIN: 7613327300321; Lot Numbers: 200515008, 200525009, 200626006, 200731008, 2008060072,321 total units
Z-0248-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 20CM IM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6770-200-005; GTIN: 7613327300185; Lot Numbers: 200924012, 201001029, 201022005, 2010290062,321 total units
Z-0249-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 20CM IM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6770-200-015; GTIN: 7613327300352; Lot Numbers: 200731010, 2010080122,321 total units
Z-0250-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM IM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM TIP, Catalog Number 6770-230-005; GTIN: 7613327300161; Lot Numbers: 200515009, 201008013, 201015011, 2011260132,321 total units
Z-0251-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM IM DISP BAYONET 1.0MM TIP, Catalog Number 6770-230-010; GTIN: 7613327300222; Lot Numbers: 200507015, 200515010, 2010080142,321 total units
Z-0252-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 20CM SLM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM, Catalog Number 6780-200-005; GTIN: 7613327300277; Lot Numbers: 201008016, 201015014, 201029008, 2012100162,321 total units
Z-0253-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 20CM SLM DISP BAYONET 1.0MM, Catalog Number 6780-200-010; GTIN: 7613327300369; Lot Numbers: 200525011, 200806012, 2010150152,321 total units
Z-0254-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 20CM SLM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM, Catalog Number 6780-200-015; GTIN: 7613327300314; Lot Numbers: 200525012, 200716010, 200731013, 2008060132,321 total units
Z-0255-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SLM DISP BAYONET 0.5MM, Catalog Number 6780-230-005; GTIN: 7613327300307; Lot Numbers: 201015016, 201029011, 2011050092,321 total
Z-0256-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SLM DISP BAYONET 1.0MM, Catalog Number 6780-230-010; GTIN: 7613327300178; Lot Numbers: 200525014, 201015017, 2011120172,321 total units
Z-0257-2024Disposable Spetzler-Malis Bipolar forceps, 23CM SLM DISP BAYONET 1.5MM, Catalog Number 6780-230-015; GTIN: 7613327300239; Lot Numbers: 200423023, 200525015, 200806014, 2010150182,321 total units
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Expiration Date

    Verify the expiration date on the product label to ensure it matches the actual 36-month shelf life.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide. Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Sep 11, 202312. FDA classified it Class II: Nov 7, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 15, 202332023
  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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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0244-2024 (September 11, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0244-2024 to see it in context.
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