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Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0304-2026·Announced 2025-11-05

Vitrectomy probe accessories recalled over incomplete seals in sterile pouches

Alcon Research is recalling 577 accessory devices for Unity and Constellation surgical consoles because of incomplete seals in the pouch that provides the sterile barrier.

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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: a failed sterile barrier on a surgical accessory creates an infection risk, and no injuries are reported.

Plain-English summary

Accessory devices for Alcon Unity and Constellation surgical consoles are being recalled. The affected items identified in the record include catalog number 8065000250, the UNITY 27+DS HYPERVIT 30K vitrectomy probe, with the firm referring to a fuller affected product list.

The recall follows incomplete seals in the pouch which provides the sterile barrier.

The recall covers 577 units, including UDI-DI 00380650002501 from lots 17E6P1 and 17E77V. Distribution was worldwide, including nationwide in the United States. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.

An incomplete seal means the sterile barrier may not have held. Facilities holding affected lots should quarantine them and follow Alcon's instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Brand Name: Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Product Name: Accessory devices for Unity and Constellation surgical consoles Model/Catalog Number: Many - See 'Attachment 1 - Affected Product List' 8065000250 UNITY 27+DS HYPERVIT 30K VIT PROBE 8065753168 UNITY 25+ 7.5K ANTERIOR VIT…
Manufacturer
Alcon Research LLC
Category
Medical Device — Surgical accessory
Hazard
Affected units
577

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 46 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Alcon Research LLC 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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