FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Bausch & Lomb Inc: Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite 23 GA Vit Cutter, Model BL5627, 7500 cpm, packaged in sterile pouches, 6/shipper.
- Recall number
- Z-3268-2018
- Recalling firm
- Bausch & Lomb Inc
- Product
- Bausch + Lomb Stellaris Elite 23 GA Vit Cutter, Model BL5627, 7500 cpm, packaged in sterile pouches, 6/shipper.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-08-08
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-08-28
- Reason
- The back cap separates from the body of the vitrectomy cutter.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Recall letters flagged URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE VOLUNTARY RECALL dated 8/8/2018 were issued 8/8/2018 via certified mail return receipt to the U.S. consignees. Letters for foreign consignees were dated 8/7/2018 and were flagged URGENT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE.
- Quantity
- 103.33 cases
- Distribution
- Distribution was made to AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, and WV. There was government distribution but no military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Russia, Romania, Poland, The Netherlands, Jordan, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, Hungary, Greece, Guadeloupe, Great Britain, France, Spain, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot numbers V9300, exp. 10/17/2018; V9807, exp. 1/7/2019; W0019, exp. 2/5/2019; and W1468, exp. 8/26/2019, UDI 00757770058907.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K162342"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HQE
- Firm FEI
- 1920664
- Firm city
- Saint Louis
- 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