Reported May 13, 2026 · Ongoing

DEX Ophthalmic Tissue Forceps, 27ga DEX Stiff Super Grip Forceps, Model/Catalog Number: DVF4034-27

Katalyst Surgical, 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: Katalyst Surgical, LLC · 722 Goddard Ave · Chesterfield, MO · 63005-1100

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  • DEX Ophthalmic Tissue Forceps, 27ga DEX Stiff Super Grip Forceps
  • Model/Catalog NumberDVF4034-27
Lot codes and dates

46 of 46 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberBarcodesProduct as published
DVF4034-271081748902557Lot Number: M47331 Expiration Date: 04/29/2028 UDI-DI: (01)1081748902557(11)250527(17)280527(10)M48044
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48044 Expiration Date: 05/27/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250610(17)280610(10)M48163
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48163 Expiration Date: 06/10/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250527(17)280527(10)M47612
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M47612 Expiration Date: 05/27/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250617(17)280617(10)M48071
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48071 Expiration Date: 06/17/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250610(17)280610(10)M48164
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48164 Expiration Date: 06/10/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250626(17)280626(10)M48470
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48470 Expiration Date: 06/26/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250626(17)280626(10)M48471
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48471 Expiration Date: 06/26/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250527(17)280527(10)M48043
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48043 Expiration Date: 05/27/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250527(17)280527(10)M47611
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M47611 Expiration Date: 05/27/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250626(17)280626(10)M48472
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48472 Expiration Date: 06/26/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250709(17)280709(10)M48658
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48658 Expiration Date: 07/09/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250709(17)280709(10)M48657
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M48657 Expiration Date: 07/09/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250807(17)280807(10)M49169
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M49169 Expiration Date: 08/07/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250806(17)280806(10)M49170
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M49170 Expiration Date: 08/06/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250819(17)280819(10)M49287
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M49287 Expiration Date: 08/19/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250825(17)280825(10)M49777
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M49777 Expiration Date: 08/25/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250825(17)280825(10)M49776
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M49776 Expiration Date: 08/25/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250826(17)280826(10)M49830
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M49830 Expiration Date: 08/26/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250826(17)280826(10)M49831
DVF4034-2710817489025557Lot Number: M49831 Expiration Date: 08/26/2028 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025557(11)250826(17)280826(10)M49907
Amount recalled
1330 units

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Ophthalmic Tissue Forceps (DEX") are sterile, hand-held ophthalmic surgical instruments designed for grasping, manipulating, compressing, pulling, or joining eye and/or surrounding tissues during surgical procedures. These devices fall under the GMDN code 62478 entitled Ophthalmic soft-tissue surgical forceps, probe-like, single use . Double pouched in tyvek pouches, sold in boxes of 5 with an inner and outer box.

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, 6:19 PM UTC

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