Events

Recall of Sharpoint IQ Geometry Slit Knives (Ophthalmic surgical implement intended to make precise incisions in eye tissue)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by IQ Medical.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2012-RN-00864-4
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-08-29
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2012-RN-00864-4
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Specific lots of sharpoint iq geometry slit knives potentially have bent tips.
  • Action
    Quarantine and return affected stock to IQ Medical

Device

Sharpoint IQ Geometry Slit Knives (Ophthalmic surgical implement intended to make precise incisio...
  • Model / Serial
    Sharpoint IQ Geometry Slit Knives (Ophthalmic surgical implement intended to make precise incisions in eye tissue)Part Numbers: 72-2740, 72-2840, 72-3040 & 72-3240ARTG Number: 178199
  • Manufacturer
    IQ Medical

Manufacturer

IQ Medical