FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Sterilmed Inc: Phaco Tips Model #'s: ALC30RTS ALC8065740806 ALC8065740809 ALC8065740837 ALC8065740839 ALC8065750852 ALC8065790020 ALC8065790022 and ALLOPOR3020L Intended use of this device is to assist in the automated phacoemulsification of a natural crystalline lens.
- Recall number
- Z-0565-2009
- Recalling firm
- Sterilmed Inc
- Product
- Phaco Tips Model #'s: ALC30RTS ALC8065740806 ALC8065740809 ALC8065740837 ALC8065740839 ALC8065750852 ALC8065790020 ALC8065790022 and ALLOPOR3020L Intended use of this device is to assist in the automated phacoemulsification of a natural crystalline lens.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-08-08
- Posted
- 2009-01-13
- Terminated
- 2011-04-26
- Reason
- SteriMed, Inc is conducting a product removal of a small group of devices individually packaged and sealed within a pouch. The removal is being conducted because the possibility exists that some of the pouches were not properly sealed on one end. A breach in packaging seal or a failure in packaging integrity has the possibility of risk to the patient in terms of transmitting organisms capable
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Consignees were notified of the recall via verbal communication in person by on-site technician and or their local sales representative on 8/8/08. Others were contacted via fax or e-mail followed by on-site visits 8/11/08. SteriMed also provided consignees (Materials Manager/Risk Manager) with a "Urgent Product Removal" recall letter (August 14, 2008) in person informing them of the potential of receiving affected product. Included in the Product Removal Notification was a Customer Reply Form to inventory quantity of product received and quantity returned. Contact SterilMed, Inc. at 1-888-541-0078 for assistance.
- Quantity
- 122
- Distribution
- AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, and WV OUS: CANADA
- Lot, serial or model codes
- n/a
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K012579"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NKX
- Firm FEI
- 3001237663
- Firm city
- Osseo
- Firm state
- MN
- Firm country
- not on file
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
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- 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