FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Becton Dickinson and Company: BD Visitec Disposable Instrument (plastic handle) Capsulorhexis Forceps, Sterile Ref: 581440 Used during cataract and other ophthalmic surgery procedures to grasp lens capsule.
- Recall number
- Z-2433-2008
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson and Company
- Product
- BD Visitec Disposable Instrument (plastic handle) Capsulorhexis Forceps, Sterile Ref: 581440 Used during cataract and other ophthalmic surgery procedures to grasp lens capsule.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-07-07
- Posted
- 2008-09-19
- Terminated
- 2012-02-29
- Reason
- Metal particulates present.
- Root cause
- Manufacturing material removal
- Action
- BD notified customers by telephone via a script on July 7, 2008 and requested customers to examine their inventory, dispose of product, and replacement product would be provided.
- Quantity
- 260 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution --- including states of CA, IL, KY, MS, PA, and TX.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number: 8067450 Exp. Date: March 2011
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HNR
- Firm FEI
- 1211998
- Firm city
- Waltham
- Firm state
- MA
- 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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