Reported Feb 7, 2018 · Terminated

bvi Beaver Safety Sideport Knife

Beaver-Visitec International Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Beaver-Visitec International Inc. · 411 Waverley Oaks Rd Ste 229 · Waltham, MA · 02452-8422

Is this the product you have?

bvi Beaver Safety Sideport Knife

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
378210(b) 1.2mm, 45o
378212(c) 115mm, 45o
378231Product Usage: Specialty blades and knives are used for stab and cut incisions in ophthalmic, ENT and other surgical applications.
Lot codes and dates
    • (a) REF 378210
    • 1.0mm
    • 45o
  • Batch numbers
    • 3180424
    • 3182237
    • 3184226
    • 3184813
    • 3186254
    • 3186824
    • 3188328
    • 3188645
    • 3190859
    • 3193382
    • 3194781
    • 3196464
    • 3198432
    • 3198854
    • 3199803
    • 3200529
    • 3201366
    • 3202916
    • 3204378
    • 3206693
    • 3205820
    • 3207400
    • 3208145
    • 3208991
    • 3210483
    • 3211178
    • 3212699
    • 3213363
    • 3214566
    • 3215756
    • 3216416
    • 3216492
    • 3218692
    • 3219548
    • 3221087
    • 3222870
    • 3223305
    • 3224266
    (b) REF 378212, 1.2mm, 45o
  • Batch numbers
    • 3199656
    • 3203358
    • 3206699
    • 3209859
    • 3214567
    • 3219440
    • 3221088
    • 3222865
    (c) REF 378231, 115mm, 45o
  • Batch numbers

    147 of 147 codes

    • 3178327
    • 3179276
    • 3178796
    • 3179272
    • 3180593
    • 3180598
    • 3181976
    • 3182464
    • 3182639
    • 3182046
    • 3183235
    • 3183238
    • 3184099
    • 3184963
    • 3185053
    • 3185244
    • 3186410
    • 3186412
    • 3187088
    • 3187093
    • 3187750
    • 3187757
    • 3188489
    • 3188491
    • 3188618
    • 3189330
    • 3189784
    • 3190033
    • 3190105
    • 3189326
    • 3188579
    • 3190848
    • 3190550
    • 3191722
    • 3191724
    • 3191726
    • 3192143
    • 3192150
    • 3193378
    • 3193381
    • 3194674
    • 3194105
    • 3194681
    • 3194685
    • 3195697
    • 3195871
    • 3196693
    • 3196857
    • 3196858
    • 3197676
    • 3197678
    • 3197729
    • 3197690
    • 3197730
    • 3198018
    • 3198103
    • 3198441
    • 3198699
    • 3198942
    • 3198946
Amount recalled
572,490 units

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The protective shield was retracted, and the blade was exposed.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated May 31, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:47 PM UTC

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