Class II U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Stryker Sustainability Solutions REF:B12LT Ethicon Endo-Surgery recall: Reusable access port system may crack or seperate during use

Recall published last month

Reusable access port system may crack or seperate during use.

The hazard

Reusable access port system may crack or seperate during use.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-3185-2026
Published
September 23, 2026
Risk level
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Issued by
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Brand
Stryker Sustainability Solutions
Product type
Medical devices
Units affected
2682 units
Distribution
Nationwide
Made in
United States
Lot / code info
UDI: (01)00885825020897/ Lots: 16029001 16032878 16038822 16041414 16044000 16048542 16052751 16054119 16062169 16062738 16066292 16074632 16087947 16087952 16090650 16098040 16107246 16111434 16115899 16115909 16120868 16130680 16130701 16135456 16136279 16138395 16140432 16140568 16142544 16142619 16159304 16160563 16172080 16176548 16186738 16186874 16187194 16187248 16187457 16197336 16201786 16205783 16205810 16205823 16206753 16220653 16220918 16221448 16221453

Products covered by this recall

REF:B12LT Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. XCEL BLADELESS TROCAR W/STABILITY SLEEVE 12X100MM

What this device recall means for you

Most device recalls are corrections rather than removals: the product stays in use and the manufacturer issues updated instructions, a software patch or a replacement part. Check which applies before you change anything.

  1. Match the model, catalogue and lot numbers above against the label on your device or its packaging.
  2. If the device is implanted or you depend on it daily, do not remove, disable or stop using it before speaking to your clinician. The notice above explains the specific failure mode they need to know about.
  3. If you are a clinician or facility, quarantine affected stock, check whether the manufacturer has issued a field correction, and work through your usual recall log.
  4. Home users should contact the supplier who provided the device — a hospital, DME company or online retailer — as they hold the serial-number records needed to action the recall.
  5. Problems with a device can be reported to the FDA through MedWatch, which feeds the same enforcement database this page is built from.

Replacements, repairs and reimbursement

Device remedies are handled through the supply chain, so the route depends on who sold you the unit.

  • Contact the distributor or clinic named on your paperwork and quote the recall number shown on this page. They will tell you whether the remedy is a repair, a replacement or an instruction update.
  • Consumer-purchased devices such as monitors and test kits are normally replaced free of charge by the manufacturer, who pays return shipping.
  • If the device was billed to insurance or Medicare, the replacement is usually billed the same way; you should not be charged a second deductible for a recall.
  • Keep every piece of correspondence. If a recalled device caused harm, that paper trail is what a claim will rest on.

Company contact: Stryker Sustainability Solutions — 1810 W Drake Dr, Tempe, AZ, 85283-4327

The official notice

This page summarises a notice published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency notice is the authoritative version — read it before you act, and treat it as the final word if anything here looks different.

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