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Viscot Medical LLC: Dual Tip Marker, Sterile Product Usage: A writing instrument intended to mark paper and plastic items around the sterile field during surgery. It has two tips. One is black for miscellaneous use. The other is for surgical skin marking.

Recall number
Z-1025-2013
Recalling firm
Viscot Medical LLC
Product
Dual Tip Marker, Sterile Product Usage: A writing instrument intended to mark paper and plastic items around the sterile field during surgery. It has two tips. One is black for miscellaneous use. The other is for surgical skin marking.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2012-08-22
Posted
2013-03-29
Terminated
2014-07-21
Reason
Dual Tip Marker has inconsistent ink flow on the black permanent ink side.
Root cause
Device Design
Action
Viscot Medical LLC sent a Customer Notification Letter dated August 22, 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The letter instructed customers to return the affected product for a replacement. To return the product call 1-800-221-0658 or e-mail jeffl@viscot .com for the RGA.
Quantity
458,589 markers
Distribution
USA Nationwide Distribution
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot#  022043, 022045, 022046, 042084, 042085, 042086, 042087, 042088, 042089, 052128, 052129, 052130, 052131, 062167, 062168, 062169, 062170, 072200, 072201, 072203, 072205, 072206, 072207  (Including any letter suffixes after lot #).
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
FZZ
Firm FEI
2242656
Firm city
East Hanover
Firm state
NJ
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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