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Forceps, General & Plastic Surgery
FDA product code GEN · Class 1 · General, Plastic Surgery
23,412
Registered devices
711
Adverse events
10
Recalls
104
510(k) clearances
Devices with this code
Henry Schein — HENRY SCHEIN, INC.BOSS Instruments — BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD., INC.Hayden Medical — Hayden Medical, Inc.V. Mueller — STERIS CORPORATIONASSI — ACCURATE SURGICAL & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATIONSymmetry Semkin — ASPEN SURGICAL PRODUCTS, INC.Forceps, Dressing, acc. Adson 12.0cm — Geister Medizintechnik GmbHSurtex — SURTEX INSTRUMENTS LTD.Integra® Jarit® — INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES PRODUCTION CORPORATIONWALTERLORENZ™ SURGICAL ASSIST ARM — BIOMET MICROFIXATION, INCMillennium — Avalign Technologies, Inc.ASSI — ACCURATE SURGICAL & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATIONAmbler Surgical — AMBLER SURGICAL CORP.RZ Medizintechnik GmbH — RZ-Medizintechnik GmbHSurtex — SURTEX INSTRUMENTS LTD.RZ Medizintechnik GmbH — RZ-Medizintechnik GmbHSurtex — SURTEX INSTRUMENTS LTD.Sklar® — SKLAR CORPORATIONSklar® — SKLAR CORPORATIONELMED — ELMED INCORPORATEDNovo Surgical — NOVO SURGICAL, INC.BOSS Instruments — BOSS INSTRUMENTS, LTD., INC.Marina Medical — MARINA MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.Surtex — SURTEX INSTRUMENTS LTD.
Recent recalls
| Date | Firm | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-03 | Sklar Instruments | Reports of various packaging issues that may result in a breach of the sterile barrier. |
| 2024-11-12 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield | Weak seals may result in a breach of sterility, which may not be detectable to the user. This can lead to increased risk of contamination and infection. |
| 2024-11-12 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield | Weak seals may result in a breach of sterility, which may not be detectable to the user. This can lead to increased risk of contamination and infection. |
| 2024-02-23 | MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield | Product may have a weak seal which may result in a breach of sterility of the contents if the seal fails. The weak seal may not be detectable by all users. |
| 2018-09-20 | Micro-Tech (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. | Single-Use Biopsy Forceps box contains incorrect product, instead it contains some Grasping Forceps units |
| 2016-10-28 | Integra York PA, Inc | The Chevron seals of 6x10 Tyvek peel pouch used to package the sterile instruments may separate causing the packages to open and compromise sterility of the ins |
| 2013-05-03 | Surgical Instrument Service And Savings, Inc. | The seal which maintains a sterile barrier for reprocessed medical devices became compromised to the point where product may fall out of the pouch. |
| 2010-06-25 | Biomet Microfixation, Inc. | The forceps insulation may have cracks or breaks in the insulation that may cause burns to patients when used. |
| 2003-08-29 | Cordis Corporation | Some devices may have an incorrect inner label which shows Product # 504302L with a length of 50cm, while the outer label is correctly labeled as Product # 5043 |
| 2003-08-29 | Cordis Corporation | Some devices may have an incorrect inner label which shows Product # 504302L with a length of 50cm, while the outer label is correctly labeled as Product # 5043 |
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