The Recall Desk

Hazard

Reduced Sharpness recalls

3 recalls in our database tag this hazard, drawn from FDA, USDA FSIS, CPSC, and NHTSA source notices.

What the numbers show

Total
3
Critical
0
Severe
0
Most recent
2024-08-28

Of the 3 reduced sharpness recalls we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 0 (0%) are Severe.

About this hazard tag

Hazard tags are short, machine-readable labels we attach to every recall to make cross-cutting queries possible — “all reduced sharpness recalls regardless of agency”, “all listeria recalls in California”, “all airbag recalls in 2025”. The tags are extracted from each recall’s source text during the LLM rewrite step and validated against a fixed schema.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2670-2024·2024-08-28

    Alcon Recalls ClearCut Ophthalmic Knives Due to Reduced Sharpness

    Alcon is recalling 15,222 units of ClearCut Slit and A-OK ophthalmic knives due to reports of reduced sharpness. The devices are distributed nationwide and internationally across 45+ countries.

    Product
    Product Desc: Product Name: CLEARCUT SLIT FULL HANDLE3.0MM ANG DUAL Model/Catalog Number: 8065993047 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Ophthalmic knife Component: N/A
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2659-2024·2024-08-28

    Ophthalmic Surgical Knives Recalled for Reduced Sharpness in Eye Surgery

    Alcon Research LLC is recalling 2,520 CLEARCUT HP2 DB ophthalmic knives due to increased reports of reduced sharpness. The affected lot 164RY1 was distributed nationwide and internationally.

    Product
    Product Desc: Product Name: CLEARCUT HP2 DB SLIT 3.0MM ANGCE Model/Catalog Number: 8065983065 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Ophthalmic knife Component: N/A
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2653-2024·2024-08-28

    Ophthalmic Surgical Knives Recalled for Potential Sharpness Issues

    Alcon is recalling specific ophthalmic knives following an increase in complaint reports related to sharpness. These surgical instruments are used in eye procedures.

    Product
    Product Desc: Product Name: CLEARCUT SAFETY INTREPID DB,2.4 Model/Catalog Number: 8065772465 Software Version: N/A Product Description: Ophthalmic knife Component: N/A
    Category
    Medical Device
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide