Reported Jan 15, 2014 · Terminated

Sandel Healthcare Safety Devices Weighted Safety Scalpel 4# Disposable Safety Handle with #20 Blade Manufactured for:…

Ansell Sandel Medical Industries LLC

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: Ansell Sandel Medical Industries LLC · 19736 Dearborn St · Chatsworth, CA · 91311-6509

Is this the product you have?

  • Sandel Healthcare Safety Devices Weighted Safety Scalpel 4# Disposable Safety Handle with #20
  • Blade Manufactured forAnsell Sandel Medical Solutions LLC 19736 Dearborn St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA Emergo Europe Molenstraat 15 2513 BH The Hague The Netherlands Made in China Packaged in Mexico Ansell A manual surgical scalpel blade for making incisions in various general surgical procedures
Lot codes and dates
  • 510 K exempt Device Listing Number D129456 Model Number 2220-N LN 1793
Amount recalled
48 cases (384 units)

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Select lots of SANDEL Weighted Safety Scalpels are packaged with the scalpel blade exposed beyond the safety shield which could compromise the integrity of the package and the sterility of the scalpel leading to injury.

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 Apr 6, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:19 PM UTC

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