FDA Recall Terminated

Sandel Healthcare Safety Devices Weighted Safety Scalpel 4# Disposable Safety Handle with #20 Blade Manufactured for: Ansell Sandel Medical Solutions LLC 19736 Dearborn St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA Emergo Europe Molenstraat 15 2513 BH The Hague The Netherlands Made in China Packaged in Mexico Ansell A manual surgical scalpel blade for making incisions in various general surgical procedures.

Recall: Z-0641-2014 · Initiated November 12, 2013

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0641-2014
Event Number
67005
Firm
Ansell Sandel Medical Industries LLC
FEI Number
3004125670
Product Code
GDZ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Initiated
November 12, 2013
Posted
January 8, 2014
Terminated
April 6, 2016
Address
19736 Dearborn St, Chatsworth, CA, 91311-6509

Description

Sandel Healthcare Safety Devices Weighted Safety Scalpel 4# Disposable Safety Handle with #20 Blade Manufactured for: Ansell Sandel Medical Solutions LLC 19736 Dearborn St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA Emergo Europe Molenstraat 15 2513 BH The Hague The Netherlands Made in China Packaged in Mexico Ansell A manual surgical scalpel blade for making incisions in various general surgical procedures.

Reason

Select lots of SANDEL Weighted Safety Scalpels are packaged with the scalpel blade exposed beyond the safety shield which could compromise the integrity of the package and the sterility of the scalpel leading to injury.

Action

The firm, Ansell, sent an "URGENT: VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ANSELL SANDEL WEIGHTED SAFET SCALPEL" letter dated November 11, 2013 to its customers and posted a website notification on November 11, 2013. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed: Do not ship SANDEL Weighted Safety Scalpel products 2210-L, 2210-N, 2211-L, 2211-N, 2215-L, 2215-N, or 2220-N to a hospital or end user with the listed lot numbers; quarantine SANDEL Weighted Safety Scalpel products in your inventory; and complete the attached response form and return it to attention: Ansell; via fax at 818-534-2510 or email [email protected]. Additionally, if you have distributed this product to other accounts, please notify them of the voluntary recall and instruct them to return any outstanding stock to you as indicated in the attachment. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Customer Service by calling 866-764-3327 (6:00am-5:00pm PST/9:00am-8pm EST) or email [email protected]

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MS, NC, NE, NY, OK, PA, PR, RI, TN, TX and WI; and country of: Canada.

Quantity

48 cases (384 units)