Custom Paks containing 23G and 25G valved trocar cannula provide… — Class II medical device recall Z-1694-2016
Terminated recall by Alcon Research, Ltd., reported 2016-05-25, distributed in PR. The product has potential to leak beyond their design specification.
| Recall number | Z-1694-2016 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2015-08-11 |
| Classified | 2016-05-18 |
| Reported by FDA | 2016-05-25 |
| Terminated | 2017-04-20 |
| Distributed | PR |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AU, BD, BE, BG, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CW, DE, DK, EC, ES, FI, GB, GR, HK, HU, IE, IN, IS, IT, JP, KR, LT, MT, MX, NL, NZ, PH, PL, RO, RU, SE, SG, SK, TH, TR, TT, TW, UA, UY, ZA |
| Quantity | 30,701 units |
| Reason classes | packaging |
| Lot numbers | 1707828H, 1710591H, 1710852H, 1710853H, 1713426H, 1713909H, 1714519H, 1714520H, 1715966H, 1715967H, 1715968H, 1715969H, 1715973H, 1715974H, 1715975H, 1715978H, 1715985H, 1715987H, 1715990H, 1715991H, 1715998H, 1715999H, 1716000H, 1716820H, 1716821H, 1717967H, 1718269H, 1718273H, 1718369H, 1718370H, 1719092H, 1720758H, 1720765H, 1721380H, 1721388H, 1721395H, 1721590H, 1721896H, 1722499H, 1723082H and 460 more |
Product
Custom Paks containing 23G and 25G valved trocar cannula provide access into the posterior segment of the eye for surgical instruments within the frame of 23G and 25G Pars-Plana-Vitrectomy (PPV) surgeries.
Reason for recall
The product has potential to leak beyond their design specification.
Machine access
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