Events

Recall of Device Recall Bausch & Lomb Millennium Microsurgical System TSV 25 Ga. High Speed Vitrectomy Cutter

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Bausch & Lomb 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
    37281
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0765-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-02-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-04-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2009-04-07
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=50254
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Vitrectomy Cutter - Product Code HQE
  • Reason
    The cutter probe tip breaks during use.
  • Action
    On 2/12/07, express mail letters were addressed to operating room supervisors to notify them of the recall. Additional E-mail notifications were issued on 2/14/07 to doctors and letters were addressed to them on 2/20/07 to make them aware of the recall, although they do not directly receive the product. The communications instructed them to not use the affected product and to return it, along with the business reply card.

Device

Device Recall Bausch & Lomb Millennium Microsurgical System TSV 25 Ga. High Speed Vitrectomy Cutter
  • Model / Serial
    All lots
  • Product Classification
    Ophthalmic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Class II Recall - Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of MO, NC, FL, CA, and TX and countries of Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and The Netherlands
  • Product Description
    Bausch & Lomb Millennium Microsurgical System TSV 25 Ga. High Speed Vitrectomy Cutter, Catalog No. CX5825, packaged individually in a Tyvek pouch, 6/box, RX. The firm names on the label are Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY, and Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK.
  • Manufacturer
    Bausch & Lomb Inc

Manufacturer

Bausch & Lomb Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Bausch & Lomb Inc, 1400 North Goodman Street, Rochester NY 14609-3547
  • Source
    USFDA