FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Alcon Research, Ltd.: Alcon 23G and 25G Valved Entry System provides access into the posterior segment of the eye for surgical instruments within the frame of 23G and 25G Pars-Plana-Vitrectomy (PPV) surgeries.
- Recall number
- Z-1692-2016
- Recalling firm
- Alcon Research, Ltd.
- Product
- Alcon 23G and 25G Valved Entry System provides access into the posterior segment of the eye for surgical instruments within the frame of 23G and 25G Pars-Plana-Vitrectomy (PPV) surgeries.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-08-11
- Posted
- 2016-05-18
- Terminated
- 2017-04-20
- Reason
- The product has potential to leak beyond their design specification.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- The affected consignees were contacted via letter on 8/11/15 to communicate the potential for leakage.
- Quantity
- 83,448 units
- Distribution
- United States, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Curacao, Cypress, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Lsreal, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistam, Philippines, Poland, Prtougal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: 15011624X, 15013312X, 15013313X, 15014272X, 15014273X, 15015769X, 15016782X, 15016783X, 15016784X, 15018549X, 15018550X, 15018554X, 15018602X, 15018603X, 15018606X, 15018888X, 15018890X, 15020828X, 15020830X, 15021333X, 15021337X, 15022350X, 15022414X, 15022416X, 15025385X, 15025395X, 15027298X, 15027819X, 15027820X, 15027834X, 15027843X, 15028267X, 15028268X, 15031226X, 15031229X, 15031231X, 15031232X, 15032112X, 15034244X, 15034779X
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NGY
- Firm FEI
- 1610287
- Firm city
- Fort Worth
- Firm state
- TX
- 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