Can cause harm that is usually temporary.

Stryker Hoffmann II Connecting Rod Micro 3 x 40mm. Catalog Number: 50796040.

Check the device or its packaging for

Why

Potential cracking of the Hoffmann II Carbon Connecting Rods following cleaning and sterilization.

Distributed

Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK.

Company

Stryker GmbH

Announced

5 August 2026This is the date the recall was announced. A company may have started it weeks earlier.

Recall began

1 July 2026

Source: FDA record Z-2828-2026 · retrieved 29 July 2026