Product Name: ClearCut S Safety Sideport Knife 1 — Class II medical device recall Z-2645-2024
Ongoing recall by Alcon Research LLC, reported 2024-08-28, distributed nationwide. Alcon has detected an increase in complaint reports related to sharpness for specific ClearCut Dual Bevel Side
| Recall number | Z-2645-2024 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Alcon Research LLC, Fort Worth, TX, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2024-07-15 |
| Classified | 2024-08-16 |
| Reported by FDA | 2024-08-28 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AR, AT, AU, BE, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CZ, DE, DK, EC, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, IE, IN, IT, JP, KR, MX, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PE, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SE, SG, TH, TR, TW, UA, UY, ZA |
| Quantity | 20,034 units |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00380657715404 |
| Lot numbers | 1668D7, 167PRA, 167PTK, 168NMF, 169KL4, 169KTP, 16ALPE, 16ALTU, 16AV18, 16DDPR, 16DDRU |
| Model numbers | 8065771540 |
Product
Product Name: ClearCut S Safety Sideport Knife 1.0mm Dual Bevel Model/Catalog Number: 8065771540 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Ophthalmic knife Component: N/A
Reason for recall
Alcon has detected an increase in complaint reports related to sharpness for specific ClearCut Dual Bevel Sideport and A-OK Comeal/Scleral V-Lance Ophthalmic knives.
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