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Apellis Injection Kit 29g Injection Needle -single use intended to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, parts... — FDA record Z-2653-2023
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 Aug 22, 2023. 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
- Apellis Injection Kit 29g Injection Needle -single use intended to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, parts of the body below the surface of the skin and either an 18-gauge or a 19-gauge 5 micron filter needle. Ref: IVT-KIT-29G
- Reason
- 19-gauge x 1" inch filter needles showed appearances of a small fraction of non-preferred characteristics. A causal relationship has not been established between the structural variations in this 19-gauge filter needle and the rare events of retinal vasculitis
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Quantity
- 61,943 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-2653-2023
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 | UDI-DI: 00860008043672 Kit Lots: 223186 230036 230056 230236 230316 230326 230336 230406 231926 231946 231956 231986 |
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Distribution
US Nationwide distribution.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Oct 11, 2023
- Recall initiation date
- Aug 22, 2023
- Center classification date
- Sep 29, 2023
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.