FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
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
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
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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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