EXP Recalls Fiberwire Suture Scissors Due to Registration Violations
EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp is recalling Fiberwire Suture Scissors because the company failed to register as a medical device establishment or establish its own quality system.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text indicates a regulatory compliance issue (lack of registration and quality system) rather than a specific physical defect or reported injury, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary or administrative recall.
Plain-English summary
EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp is recalling one unit of Fiberwire Suture Scissors (OEM Catalog number AR-11796). The product is packaged in a sterile, single-use Tyvek/Mylar pouch and is manufactured by Arrow, with EXP acting as the repackager.
The recall was initiated because EXP did not register as a medical device establishment, did not list the devices being recalled, and did not establish its own quality system. Instead, the company relied on its vendors being registered and having their own quality systems.
The affected product was distributed in the District of Columbia and the states of Colorado, California, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas. Consumers and healthcare facilities should stop using the product and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Medical Device Exchange FIBERWIRE SUTURE SCISSOR; Pouch, Tyvek/Mylar, Sterile, Single Use Only; OEM Catalog number AR-11796; EXP (repackager), Arrow (OEM) Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories.
- Manufacturer
- EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp
- Affected units
- 1
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 (1)
- OEM Catalog number AR-11796.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 42 recalled by EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp 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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