Kahook Dual Blade KDBRecalls & reported problems
New World Medical, Incorporated · Kahook Dual Blade · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00892064002294), received between Mar 16, 2021 and Mar 16, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Endophthalmitis1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 16, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ENDOPHTHALMITIS POST-OP (CATARACT EXTRACTION WITH INTRA-OCULAR LENS) ON THE PATIENT'S LEFT EYE USING KDB. FOLLOW UP INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER REGARDING PATIENT HEALTH STATUS AND TREATMENT: VISION POST-OP WAS "HAND MOTION," AND WAS TREATED BY A VITREO RETINAL SPECIALIST. INJECTED INTRAVIT VANCOMYCIN AND CEFTAZDIME, AND 80 MG OF ORAL PREDISONE. VISION IS NOW 20/60, WITH VISION IMPROVING AND EYE FEELING MUCH BETTER.
Patient problems: Endophthalmitis
MAUDE report 11497070 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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