FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Akita Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.: SB Knife -Electrosurgical Knife, Sterile Size: Working Length 2.3M Maximum OD 2.6mm. Product Usage: The SB Knife is a single-use sterile Electrosurgical Knife (Model Numbers: MD-47703W, MD-47704, MD-47706 and MD-47703L). This device is designed to be used with Olympus and ERBE Electrosurgical monopolar HF generators, connectors and patient grounding plates to cut tissue within the digestive tract using high-frequency current.
- Recall number
- Z-0388-2017
- Recalling firm
- Akita Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
- Product
- SB Knife -Electrosurgical Knife, Sterile Size: Working Length 2.3M Maximum OD 2.6mm. Product Usage: The SB Knife is a single-use sterile Electrosurgical Knife (Model Numbers: MD-47703W, MD-47704, MD-47706 and MD-47703L). This device is designed to be used with Olympus and ERBE Electrosurgical monopolar HF generators, connectors and patient grounding plates to cut tissue within the digestive tract using high-frequency current.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-09-09
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2016-11-10
- Reason
- Mislabeled product: Sterilization pouch and carton box labeled as Standard type instead of Jr type-Long
- Root cause
- Error in labeling
- Action
- Sumitomo Bakelite on September 9, 2016 initiated removal of all SB Knife from US accounts. The information was emailed to the accounts and Sumitomo Bakelite requested all customers not to use the mislabeled SB Knife and return product for replacement.
- Quantity
- 15 units
- Distribution
- US in the states of MA
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot No.: 60564711
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K152771"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KNS
- Firm FEI
- 3002806337
- Firm city
- Akita
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Japan
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28