Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 15, 2022
Stryker SurgiCount+ Software Version 2.0.17: Duplicate Sponge Counting Error Risk
Stryker recalls SurgiCount+ software version 2.0.17 due to potential duplicate sponge counting errors during surgery. This could lead to retained surgical sponges if not corrected. Update to prevent the error.
When scanning sponges out after a surgical procedure, an error may allow for a duplicate sponge to be counted without the prompt to make a case note and allowing the case to close. The software update will prevent the occurrence of this error.
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📍Recalling firmStryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation4100 E Milham Ave · Portage, MI 49002-9704
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Stryker is recalling a specific software version of their SurgiCount+ system used in surgeries. The software could count a sponge twice, potentially leading to a sponge being left inside a patient after surgery. This is serious because retained surgical sponges can cause infections or other complications. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60503-stryker-surgicount-software-version-2-0-17-duplicate-sponge-counting.
“Stryker SurgiCount+ Software Version 2.0.17: Duplicate Sponge Counting Error Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60503-stryker-surgicount-software-version-2-0-17-duplicate-sponge-counting. Based on FDA recall #Z-1452-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1452-2022%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on June 15, 2022, that Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation is recalling the SurgiCount+ System Application due to a software error that may allow duplicate sponges to be counted without prompting a case note. The agency said the recall addresses a Class II hazard in surgical counting devices.
How to tell if you have it
Stryker
SurgiCount+ System Application, Software Version 2.0.17
GovInfoNow's records show that when scanning sponges out after a surgical procedure, an error may allow for a duplicate sponge to be counted without the prompt to make a case note and allowing the case to close. The recall states that the software update will prevent the occurrence of this error.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Stryker Instruments Div. of Stryker Corporation has had 11 other recalls on record since 2017-10-16. Other recent recalls include the Stryker Zyphr Disposable Cranial Perforator (2020-10-16) and the Stryker Neptune E-SEP 165mm Blade Electrode (2020-03-26). The company also issued a recall for Triton Canister Scanning Labels on 2020-01-22 regarding blood loss estimation risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the software version 2.0.17 with catalog number 0694-002-090. The system uses specific serial numbers listed in the recall notice. This version was sold to hospitals and surgical teams.
Brand
Stryker
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Update Software
Install the software update to prevent duplicate sponge counting errors.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Kansas and Maine.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “The products were distributed to the following US states: KS and ME.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Kansas, Maine.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
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-1452-2022 (June 15, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1452-2022 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.
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