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Alcon Research, Ltd.: Alcon Single-Use Curved Jewelers/Iris Bipolar Forceps REF 8065129101 Sterile RX only; Alcon Single-Use Straight/Iris Bipolar Forceps REF 8065129501 Sterile RX only. Usage: Electrosurgical instrument for ophthalmic surgery.

Recall number
Z-0527-2015
Recalling firm
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Product
Alcon Single-Use Curved Jewelers/Iris Bipolar Forceps REF 8065129101 Sterile RX only; Alcon Single-Use Straight/Iris Bipolar Forceps REF 8065129501 Sterile RX only. Usage: Electrosurgical instrument for ophthalmic surgery.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2014-11-11
Posted
2014-12-12
Terminated
2016-02-04
Reason
The product is sold and labeled as EO sterilized, however the units were not sterilized prior to shipment to customers.
Root cause
Process control
Action
On November 11, 2014, the firm sent letters to their customers notifiying them of the medical device recall. The recalling firm asked their customers to stop using the recalled product, remove it from inventory, return the affected product, and complete a response form.
Quantity
2321
Distribution
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Indonesia, South Africa, Switzerland, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan.
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot numbers 061814-95 and 080614-91
510(k) numbers
["K880863","K934320"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
GEI
Firm FEI
1610287
Firm city
Fort Worth
Firm state
TX
Firm country
not on file

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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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