Dual Tip Marker — Class III medical device recall Z-1025-2013
Terminated recall by Viscot Medical LLC, reported 2013-04-10, distributed nationwide. Dual Tip Marker has inconsistent ink flow on the black permanent ink side.
| Recall number | Z-1025-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Viscot Medical LLC, East Hanover, NJ, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2012-08-22 |
| Classified | 2013-03-29 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-04-10 |
| Terminated | 2014-07-21 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 458,589 markers |
| Lot numbers | 022043, 022045, 022046, 042084, 042085, 042086, 042087, 042088, 042089, 052128, 052129, 052130, 052131, 062167, 062168, 062169, 062170, 072200, 072201, 072203, 072205, 072206, 072207 |
Product
Dual Tip Marker, Sterile Product Usage: A writing instrument intended to mark paper and plastic items around the sterile field during surgery. It has two tips. One is black for miscellaneous use. The other is for surgical skin marking.
Reason for recall
Dual Tip Marker has inconsistent ink flow on the black permanent ink side.
Machine access
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.