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Nidek Co. Disposable Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: 18241-0979. Product Description: The Dis... — FDA record Z-0659-2025
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Nov 14, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Nidek Co. Disposable Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: 18241-0979. Product Description: The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical procedures. The current line of pencils all have the same molded handle. The pencils' tip outer diameter is 25 gauge.
- Reason
- Potential for the outer stainless-steel tube to break or detach.
- Classification
- Class I
- Recalling firm
- Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC
- Quantity
- 925 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-0659-2025
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Model/Catalog Number: 18241-0979. GTINs: Pouch - 00841019116623, Inner Pack - 10841019116620, Case - 20841019116627. All expiration dates from 2027-09-01(YYYY-MM_DD) on would encompass the for the recall. |
Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide including PUERTO RICO; AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, EGYPT, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and VENEZUELA.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Dec 25, 2024
- Recall initiation date
- Nov 14, 2024
- Center classification date
- Dec 16, 2024
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.