FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Carefusion 2200 Inc: Mueller Knife Handle, Hexagonal - Product Usage: Intended to hold surgical blades.
- Recall number
- Z-2400-2020
- Recalling firm
- Carefusion 2200 Inc
- Product
- Mueller Knife Handle, Hexagonal - Product Usage: Intended to hold surgical blades.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2020-05-18
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-04-25
- Reason
- Becton Dickinson and Company, is conducting a voluntary recall on the V. MuellerTM 3H Knife Handles catalog number listed in the table above. BD has been informed by our supplier that the external threads on some of the collets (Figure 1) contain a machining burr, potentially causing the collet to not fully seat in the knife handle (Figure 2), inhibiting complete grip of the inserted knife blade possibly resulting in a loose blade.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Becton Dickinson and Company, is conducting a voluntary recall on the V. MuellerTM 3H Knife Handles catalog number listed in the table above. BD has been informed by our supplier that the external threads on some of the collets contain a machining burr, potentially causing the collet to not fully seat in the knife handle, inhibiting complete grip of the inserted knife blade possibly resulting in a loose blade. BD is asking consignees to: Please check all inventory locations within your institution for the affected Catalog No/Lot number combination listed in the recall notice. Discard all affected product (both collet and handle assembly) following your institutions process for discarding. If discarding is not immediately possible at your facility, then product should be quarantined until disposal. 2. This recall should be carried out to the user level. If you have further distributed any of the affected product, please contact that location immediately and advise them of the recall, forward these instructions and have them complete the instructions within this recall notification. 3. Share this recall notification with all users of the product within your institution to ensure they are also aware of this recall. 4. Complete the attached Customer Response Form and return it to the contact noted on the form regardless of whether you have any affected product or not so that BD may acknowledge your receipt of this notification. Indicate on the response form the quantity of affected product identified at your facility and confirm that this inventory has been discarded. Credit will be issued to customers for all discarded product. 5. Report any adverse health consequences experienced with the use of this product to BD. Events may also be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program.
- Quantity
- 358 units
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution including in the states of CA, FL, VA and KY.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Numbers: OP0702 and OP0703. Model OP0702, Lot C20VAA ( 4 inch length) Model OP0703, Lot D17VAA (6 inch length)
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- EMF
- Firm FEI
- 3008002452
- Firm city
- Vernon Hills
- Firm state
- IL
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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