FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Beaver-Visitec International Inc.: bvi Beaver Xstar Safety Crescent, 2.5mm, 55o Bevel Up, REF 378234 Product Usage: Specialty blades and knives are used for stab and cut incisions in ophthalmic, ENT and other surgical applications.
- Recall number
- Z-0503-2018
- Recalling firm
- Beaver-Visitec International Inc.
- Product
- bvi Beaver Xstar Safety Crescent, 2.5mm, 55o Bevel Up, REF 378234 Product Usage: Specialty blades and knives are used for stab and cut incisions in ophthalmic, ENT and other surgical applications.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-11-03
- Posted
- 2018-02-01
- Terminated
- 2023-05-31
- Reason
- The protective shield was retracted, and the blade was exposed.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- The firm disseminated their safety advisory notices on 11/03/2017 by email and visit. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The firm requested the following action:"Prior to opening the Tyvek tray, please visually confirm that the plastic shield is not retracted and the activation slider is fully engaged."
- Quantity
- 123,240 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Italy, UK, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Turkey
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Batch Numbers: 3180336 3181395 3183925 3184461 3183518 3187183 3187940 3189616 3190463 3192521 3193360 3194101 3199801 3200589 3201368 3201959 3202091 3202764 3203228 3204381 3205075 3205511 3205828 3207499 3208102 3211276 3215327 3218819 3218144 3220074 3221091 3221092 3223818 3223055 3223115 3224020 3225234
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- EMF
- Firm FEI
- 1211998
- Firm city
- Waltham
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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