FDA Recalls Sharpoint IQ Slit Knives Due to Potential Bent Tips
Surgical Specialties Puerto Rico Inc. is recalling Sharpoint IQ Geometry Slit Knives because the tips may be bent. The recall affects 117,948 units distributed worldwide.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves a structural defect (bent tips) in a surgical instrument, which poses a risk of harm during ophthalmic surgery, but no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Surgical Specialties Puerto Rico Inc. dba Angiotech PR Inc. is recalling Sharpoint IQ Geometry Slit Knives (Angled, Bevel Up) used for ophthalmic surgery. The recall is being conducted because the product has a potential for bent tips.
The recall involves 117,948 units of the product. The items were distributed worldwide, including to specific states in the United States and numerous international countries. The affected product codes are MABQ150, MAGS310, and MAJC690.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified this as a Class II recall. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected products and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- "***Sharpoint IQ Geometry Slit Knife Angled, Bevel Up***Surgical Specialties Corporation Reading, PA***REF 72-3040***" Ophthalmic surgery
- Affected units
- 117,948
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (3)
- MABQ150
- MAGS310
- MAJC690
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 4 recalled by Surgical Specialties Puerto Rico Inc. dba Angiotech PR Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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