FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Steris Corporation: Steris Lighting and Visualization Systems, Sterile Light handle Cover LB44 -Sterilizable consumables (disposable, single use) used to drape the lighthandle of STERIS surgical lighting systems for the purpose of maintaining a sterile surgical environment. REF: LB44
- Recall number
- Z-1476-2023
- Recalling firm
- Steris Corporation
- Product
- Steris Lighting and Visualization Systems, Sterile Light handle Cover LB44 -Sterilizable consumables (disposable, single use) used to drape the lighthandle of STERIS surgical lighting systems for the purpose of maintaining a sterile surgical environment. REF: LB44
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2023-03-17
- Posted
- 2023-04-28
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Light handle covers may separate from the light handle (detach and fall off) during use, this could result in a procedure delay and/or impact the sterile field which could result in an injury to the patient
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Steris issued Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter on 3/17/23 via FedEx. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Please immediately inspect your on-hand inventory for product affected by this recall. For the full list of lots affected by this recall, please reference Attachment A to this letter. 2. Please complete the Medical Device Recall Response Form included with this letter and destroy any remaining product in your inventory. If product was transferred to any other entities within your organization, please forward this recall notice accordingly. STERIS will coordinate shipment of replacement product upon receipt of the completed Recall Response Form. 3. Return the completed Recall Response Form via email to: Regulatory_Compliance@STERIS.com or via fax to (440) 392-8963. Users are reminded to report any adverse events via FDA s MedWatch Database should an event occur. If you have questions regarding this recall, please contact STERIS Customer Service at 1-800-548-4873, or email the RMA Team at HealthcareRMA@STERIS.com.
- Quantity
- 263,280 covers
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including Puerto Rico and the countries of Canada, Australia.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- GTIN number: 00724995192570 Lot Numbers: 9943616 / 9943616A 9943617 / 9943617A 9943619 / 9943619A 9943620 / 9943620A 9959650 / 9959650A 9959651 / 9959651A
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FTA
- Firm FEI
- 1527821
- Firm city
- Mentor
- Firm state
- OH
- 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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