FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Vortex Surgical Inc.: Vortex Surgical TID Pharos Illuminated Depressor, VS0801B
- Recall number
- Z-1254-2026
- Recalling firm
- Vortex Surgical Inc.
- Product
- Vortex Surgical TID Pharos Illuminated Depressor, VS0801B
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2025-12-16
- Posted
- 2026-02-04
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- XXX
- Root cause
- Employee error
- Action
- On December 16, 2025, the firm began notifying customers via "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letters. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of affected product and to return product for Vortex Surgical to evaluate the seals; use UPS account 23623Y to ship unused products to Vortex Surgical Inc for replacement or refund at: Attn: Andrew Ritts Recall Tyvek Seal, Vortex Surgical Inc., 4 Research Park Dr., Suite 124, St. Charles, MO 63304; complete and return the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form via mail or email to: ARitts@VortexSurgical.com. Actions have been implemented to improve training of individuals associated with sealing and inspecting seals to prevent reoccurrence. The sealer associated with the issue is being updated to include a guard to prevent reoccurrence. If you have any questions, contact the Director of Regulatory Affairs at 635-778-4350 or email to: ARitts@VortexSurgical.com from 8am to 5pm.
- Quantity
- 14,789 (8651 US; 6138 OUS)
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, WA, WI, VA; and OUS (foreign) to countries of: Australia, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Vietnam.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Pouch UDI 810123481309 Box UDI 810123481712 Lot 2403027R
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HJM
- Firm FEI
- 3013002167
- Firm city
- Saint Charles
- Firm state
- MO
- 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
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- 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