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Class II recall of Mako USB converter / Polaris Spectra camera tracking hardware
S2 · 08 Aug 2022 · Stryker Mako
Record
| Company | Stryker Mako |
| Industry | Medical robotics |
| Type(s) | recall |
| Date | 08 Aug 2022 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (minor injury or single-unit damage) |
| Scale | Mako tracking hardware components |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Cited source on file; not independently re-verified |
Summary
Stryker recalled the USB converter and Polaris Spectra camera used for optical tracking in the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System after identified device issues affecting tracking hardware reliability.
Primary source
Publisher: FDA · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug 2022 | Class II recall of Mako USB converter / Polaris Spectra camera tracking hardware | FDA | FDA |
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