Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published January 4, 2023
Wishbone Medical Smart Correction Struts Recall: Adjustment Delay Risk
Wishbone Medical recalls Smart Correction Dual Joint Express Struts due to potential collar release pin backing out, causing delay in correction. Affected units include specific part numbers and lots.
Firm identified that user may be unable to adjust the length of the Smart Correction Dual Joint Express Struts due to the collar release pin backing out. This may lead to a delay in correction.
Take action
Contact the company
📍Recalling firmWishbone Medical, Inc.100 Capital Dr · Warsaw, IN 46582-6704
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Wishbone Medical is recalling its Smart Correction Dual Joint Express Struts because the collar release pin may back out, making it difficult to adjust the device length. This could delay necessary corrections for users, particularly those requiring precise skeletal adjustments. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/59043-wishbone-medical-smart-correction-struts-recall-adjustment-delay-risk.
“Wishbone Medical Smart Correction Struts Recall: Adjustment Delay Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/59043-wishbone-medical-smart-correction-struts-recall-adjustment-delay-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1102-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1102-2023%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Jan. 4, 2023, that Wishbone Medical, Inc. is recalling WishBone Medical Smart Correction Dual Joint Express Struts because the collar release pin may back out, preventing length adjustment. This defect could lead to a delay in correction for users of the external skeleton fixation devices.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Wishbone Medical
Product: WishBone Medical Smart Correction Dual Joint Express Struts
Type/Part Number: XXS, Part No. 10-702-080095-0; XS, Part No. 10-702-095115-0; Short, Part No. 10-702-115150-0; Medium, Part No. 10-702-140200; Long, Part No. 10-702-190300-0
Lot Codes: XXS Lots 1048176, 1048221; XS Lot 1048177; Short Lots 1048178, 1048222, 1048223; Medium Lot 1048179; Long Lot 1048180
Distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the state of South Carolina
The hazard
The firm identified that users may be unable to adjust the length of the struts due to the collar release pin backing out. This issue may lead to a delay in correction.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Wishbone Medical, Inc. has two other recalls on record since April 30, 2021, including an April 5, 2024 recall for incorrect implant material and an April 30, 2021 recall for nonconformities in implant components. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Straumann Bone Level Tapered Implant recall (July 16, 2026), the Straumann Dental Implant Abutments recall (March 27, 2026), and the U2 Total Knee System Femoral Offset Bushing recall (March 19, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the product's part number and lot number on the device. Affected units include specific part numbers (XXS, Short, Medium, Long) and corresponding lots (1048176-1048180).
Brand
Wishbone Medical
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Device Details
Identify the part number and lot number on the device to determine if it is affected.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the state of South Carolina.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 42 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.
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-1102-2023 (January 4, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1102-2023 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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.