Reported Oct 11, 2023 · Ongoing

Apellis Injection Kit 29g Injection Needle -single use intended to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, parts…

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, 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: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 100 5th Ave Fl 3 · Waltham, MA · 02451-8727

Is this the product you have?

  • 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
  • RefIVT-KIT-29G
Lot codes and dates
  • UDI-DI00860008043672
  • Kit Lots
    • 223186
    • 230036
    • 230056
    • 230236
    • 230316
    • 230326
    • 230336
    • 230406
    • 231926
    • 231946
    • 231956
    • 231986
Amount recalled
61,943 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

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

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, 5:39 PM UTC

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