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Stryker Tritanium X TL Instruments Recall: Risk of Device Failure During Surgery

Stryker Spine recalls specific lumbar intervertebral fusion instruments due to potential device failure during spinal surgery. Affected items include TL Inserter, Draw Rod, and Syringe Plunger components with UDI codes listed.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1437-2021Medical deviceStryker Spine ›
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Stryker Spine is recalling lumbar intervertebral fusion instruments that may fail during spinal surgery. This recall affects specific model components used in spinal fusion procedures with bone grafts. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/63102-stryker-tritanium-x-tl-instruments-recall-risk-of-device-failure.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/63102-stryker-tritanium-x-tl-instruments-recall-risk-of-device-failure · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1437-2021

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“Stryker Tritanium X TL Instruments Recall: Risk of Device Failure During Surgery.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63102-stryker-tritanium-x-tl-instruments-recall-risk-of-device-failure. Based on FDA recall #Z-1437-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1437-2021%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on March 11, 2021, that Stryker Spine is recalling Tritanium X TL Instruments due to non-conforming components that could lead to device failure during a procedure. The agency issued recall number Z-1437-2021 for the Class II voluntary recall.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Stryker Spine
  • Product: Tritanium X TL Instruments - intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar
  • Catalogs: TL Inserter (580220100), TL Draw Rod (580220101), Tube Set/Syringe Adapter Assembly (680220100), Syringe Plunger (680220102)
  • UDIs: 07613327366310, 07613327366839680220102, 07613327366884, 07613327366457
  • Units affected: 169 sets

The hazard

Stryker identified non-conforming instruments that are components of the Tritanium X TL sets. The firm found non-conformances with the TL Inserter, TL Draw Rod, Tube Set/Syringe Adapter Assembly, and Syringe Plunger that could lead to device failure during a procedure.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Stryker Spine has 5 other recalls on record since August 13, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Monterey AL Implant Inserter Recall (February 28, 2025), the AVS Anchor-C Cervical Cage System labeling correction recall (August 23, 2024), and the LITe Decompression Snake Arm Recall (November 1, 2023). Other recent recalls of similar products include the Surgify Halo 4.0mm Short Model 40.170.NVG.U1 recall (April 30, 2026) and the Stryker XCEL Bladeless Trocar W/Stability Sleeve 12x100mm and W/Optiview recalls (August 19, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the specific UDI codes: 07613327366310, 07613327366839680220102, 07613327366884, or 07613327366457. The instruments include TL Inserter, Draw Rod, Tube Set/Syringe Adapter Assembly, and Syringe Plunger.

  • Brand
    Stryker Spine
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check UDI Codes

    Look for the specific UDI codes listed in the recall: 07613327366310, 07613327366839680220102, 07613327366884, or 07613327366457.

  2. Contact Stryker Spine

    Reach out to Stryker Spine directly for further instructions on handling the recalled instruments.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide; the notice names 14 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: nationwideWAIdaho: nationwideIDMontana: named in the noticeMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: nationwideMNIllinois: nationwideILWisconsin: nationwideWIMichigan: nationwideMINew York: named in the noticeNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: named in the noticeMAOregon: nationwideORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: named in the noticeWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: named in the noticeOHPennsylvania: named in the noticePANew Jersey: named in the noticeNJConnecticut: nationwideCTCalifornia: named in the noticeCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: named in the noticeCONebraska: named in the noticeNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: named in the noticeKYWest Virginia: nationwideWVVirginia: nationwideVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: named in the noticeAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: nationwideTNNorth Carolina: named in the noticeNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: nationwideLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: nationwideALGeorgia: named in the noticeGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: nationwideTXFlorida: nationwideFL

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, CO, GA, KY, MA, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, WY.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 22 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 11, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Apr 20, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Apr 28, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 5, 2023420212023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1437-2021 (March 11, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1437-2021 to see it in context.
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