Reported Sep 30, 2015 · Terminated

PenBlade Safety Scalpel, for the incision of human skin and tissue, and to cut or trim sutures and catheters up to 6Fr.…

Zien Medical Technologies, 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: Zien Medical Technologies, Inc · 2500 S State St · Salt Lake City, UT · 84115-3110

Is this the product you have?

  • PenBlade Safety Scalpel, for the incision of human skin and tissue, and to cut or trim sutures and catheters up to 6Fr. Models PB-M-10, PB-M-11P, PB-M-15
Lot codes and dates

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
PB-M-10Lots 140901J-A, 150228PB10, 150509PB10, 150510PB10
PB-M-11PLots 140901J-B, 150227PB11, 150318PB11, 150509PB11, 150510PB11
PB-M-15Lots 140901J-C, 150226PB15, 150326PB15, 150511PB15, 150512PB15, 150529PB15.
Amount recalled
28,284

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Cracks were discovered in the PET tray of a small population of sterile product. These cracks create a risk of loss of sterile barrier for the product. Sampling and root cause analysis indicated that the risk could extend throughout the lots manufactured from September 2014-July 2015. This led to the decision to recall the product.

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 Dec 9, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:27 PM UTC

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