Events

Recall of HIGH SPEED VITRECTOMY CUTTER

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BAUSCH & LOMB CANADA INC..

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
    122488
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-12-21
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    There have been reports describing the vitrectomy cutter's tip break off in patient's eye during surgery.

Device

HIGH SPEED VITRECTOMY CUTTER
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    LIGHTNING VITRECTOMY CUTTER TIP
  • Manufacturer
    BAUSCH & LOMB CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BAUSCH & LOMB CANADA INC.