Reported Mar 27, 2019 · Ongoing

Forceps Blue, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit. Product Usage: Forceps are sterile disposable devices…

ConvaTec, 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: ConvaTec, Inc · 7900 Triad Center Dr Ste 400 · Greensboro, NC · 27409-9076

Is this the product you have?

  • Forceps Blue, disposable, sterile, 100 eaches per sales unit
  • Product UsageForceps are sterile disposable devices intended for use during clinical procedures to grasp, manipulate, maneuver or assist with the removal of debris, particulates or wound tissue. Typically, forceps may be used in conditions where it is difficult to grasp small objects by hand and increased precise function is required. Applications in which sterile forceps
  • are commonly used include wound caree.g. gripping, debridement procedures, removal of sutures, arrangement of dressing procedure pack contents, dressing wounds, including cavity wounds and removal of wound tissue
Lot codes and dates
  • Product Code/REF Number417389
  • Lot Codes
    • 167069
    • 168288
    • 171981
    • 176327
    • 179936
    • 182217
    • 187735
    • 225174
    • 231247
    • 231248
    • 307362
    • 307578
    • 308189
    • 318432
    • 318433
    • 318434
    • 489868
    • 489951
    • 490747
    • 493969
Amount recalled
24,822,068 devices total

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

An internal assessment of packaging confirmed the potential for a breach in the sterile barrier.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 5:32 PM UTC

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