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Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC: Kirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar pencil, straight. Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011 The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical procedures. The current line of pencils all have the same molded handle. The pencils' tip outer diameter is 25 gauge.

Recall number
Z-0654-2025
Recalling firm
Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC
Product
Kirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar pencil, straight. Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011 The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical procedures. The current line of pencils all have the same molded handle. The pencils' tip outer diameter is 25 gauge.
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
2024-11-14
Posted
2024-12-16
Terminated
not on file
Reason
Potential for the outer stainless-steel tube to break or detach.
Root cause
Device Design
Action
Kirwan Surgical Products notified customers on 11/14/2024 via URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter. Customers were instructed to return any affected units, notify all customer if affected product was further distributed and request they return them, and complete and return the Response Form provided in the notification.
Quantity
80,060 units
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide including PUERTO RICO; AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, EGYPT, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and VENEZUELA.
Lot, serial or model codes
Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011. GTINs: Pouch - 00841019101049, Inner Pack - 10841019101046, Case - 20841019101043. Sterile Lot Range: 220906 to 241002. All expiration dates from 2027-09-01(YYYY-MM_DD) on would encompass the for the recall.
510(k) numbers
["K864402"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
GEI
Firm FEI
1219619
Firm city
Marshfield
Firm state
MA
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
Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z

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