Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published July 10, 2023
Stryker SurgiCount+ Software May Miscount Sponges - Recall
Stryker recalls SurgiCount+ software version 2.1.8 and 2.20 that may miscount sponges during surgery due to scanning multiple sponges from the same pack type.
Potential for current software to miscount when scanning in multiple sponge-products from the same unique sponge-pack type
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📍Recalling firmStryker Corporation1941 Stryker Way · Portage, MI 49002-9711
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Stryker is recalling SurgiCount+ software versions 2.1.8 and 2.20 that may miscount sponges when scanning multiple items from the same sponge pack type. This could lead to incorrect counts during surgical procedures, potentially causing sponges to be left inside patients. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/57730-stryker-surgicount-software-may-miscount-sponges-recall.
“Stryker SurgiCount+ Software May Miscount Sponges - Recall.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/57730-stryker-surgicount-software-may-miscount-sponges-recall. Based on FDA recall #Z-2463-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2463-2023%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on July 10, 2023, that Stryker Corporation voluntarily recalled SurgiCount+ Software Applications due to a potential for miscounting sponge products. The agency issued recall number Z-2463-2023 for the Class II device distributed nationwide.
The software may miscount when scanning multiple sponge products from the same unique sponge-pack type, according to the FDA. The recall involves 57 units distributed across the United States.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Stryker Corporation has 34 other recalls on record since November 17, 2017. Recent Stryker recalls include a June 8, 2026, notice for irrigators leaking during use and a May 6, 2026, recall of Neptune Smart Docking Stations for electrical shock risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Cardinal Health Presource Kits recalls dated July 14, 2026, and Medline Surgical Packs recalled on January 7, 2026.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for software versions 2.1.8 or 2.20 on the SurgiCount+ application. The product code is 0694-002-090 and GTIN is 07613327543094.
Brand
Stryker
Product
SurgiCount+ Software Application
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Update Software
Update to the latest software version to fix the counting issue.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 58 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published 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-2463-2023 (July 10, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2463-2023 to see it in context.
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