Alcon Grieshaber REVOLUTION 25+ 705.52PRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 28 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07612717070691), received between May 18, 2021 and Sep 14, 2026 — classified as 28 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Open or Close” (14 reports).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 28 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 14, 2026Dull, Blunt

  The physician reported that the ophthalmic scissors had poor sharpness during surgery. The procedure details and patient impact were not reported. Additional information has been requested; however, none has been received to date.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 50752101 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 12, 2026Dull, Blunt

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 50745275 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2026Difficult to Open or Close

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT TWO SCISSORS FROM THE BATCH NUMBERS WERE NOT EXHIBITED THE MOVEMENT IN THE SCISSOR JAW DURING ACTUATION. THE DETAILS OF THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT IMPACT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 24540674 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 4, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING VITREO RETINAL SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE CUTTING FUNCTION, NOT OPENING AND CLOSING CONSISTENTLY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21774556 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 7, 2024Fitting Problem; Difficult to Open or Close; Fitting Problem; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY THE TIP OF THE BLADE STOPPED CLOSING DURING INSERTION AND COULD NOT BE PULLED OUT OF THE TROCAR WHILE USING THE SCISSORS. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20382774 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING POSTERIOR VITRECTOMY, AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS CLAMP DID NOT OPEN AND STUCK. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20339944 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 22, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT THE OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS DID NOT OPEN DURING SURGERY. PROCEDURE DETAILS AND PATIENT IMPACT HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, NONE HAS BEEN RECEIVED TILL DATE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 20024179 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 21, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT DURING A VITRECTOMY SURGERY, THE OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS BECAME BLOCKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN. DETAILS REGARDING THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT HARM WERE NOT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19583537 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 4, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSOR WAS UNABLE TO OPEN AFTER USE. PROCEDURE DETAILS AND PATIENT IMPACT WERE NOT PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19457199 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 5, 2024Break; Break

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC CURVED SCISSORS TIP BROKE OFF WHEN THE SURGEON HAD USED THEM IN THE LEFT EYE OF THE PATIENT DURING SURGERY. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE SCISSORS AND THE BROKEN TIP FROM THE EYE. THE EYE WAS CHECKED FOR THE METAL PARTICLES. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUTURES AND COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. THE TYPE OF PROCEDURE WAS NOT REPORTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18639045 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 30, 2023Break; Break

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS TIP WAS BROKEN AND ONE SIDE FELL INTO THE PATIENT'S EYE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM CAUSED AS THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT WITH NO ADDITIONAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE NEEDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17650105 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 6, 2023Defective Device; Difficult to Open or Close; Defective Device; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING A VITRECTOMY AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS WAS UNABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE AND WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE TIP OF THE SCISSOR CAME OFF. THE TIP WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED AFTER WIDENING THE PORT AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17069729 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 17, 2023Break; Break

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING A VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS TIP DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE TIP GOT BROKEN IN EYE. IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PATIENT WAS INFORMED ABOUT POSSIBILITIES OF RETAINED SCISSORS PART IN THE EYE AND GAVE OPTIONS FOR FOLLOW UP TREATMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16750549 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 15, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS WOULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE DURING THE SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16377286 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 18, 2023Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT BEFORE A VITRECTOMY AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSOR WAS NOT SHARP AND IT FAILED TO CUT. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16194571 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 3, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS NOTED FAULTY AND NOT CLOSING DURING A VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY USING A DIFFERENT SCISSORS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15353584 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 30, 2022Dull, Blunt; Failure to Cut; Dull, Blunt; Failure to Cut

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY OPHTHALMIC SCISSOR WAS BLADELESS AND COULD NOT CUT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER PRODUCT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15318243 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 27, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A VITRECTOMY SURGERY, OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS WAS NOT OPENING PROPERLY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15110810 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 10, 2022Break; Break

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC MICRO SCISSOR TIP WAS BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN THE EYE. TIP WAS REMOVED BY USING FORCEPS. PATIENT IMPACT WAS NOT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14346226 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 15, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING A VITRECTOMY SURGERY BOTH ENDS OF AN OPHTHALMIC MICRO SCISSOR WAS STUCK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13769192 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 9, 2022Break; Break

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT TIP OF AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSORS BROKE DURING VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE BROKEN TIP WAS RETRIEVED AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13497569 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 29, 2021Loose or Intermittent Connection; Loose or Intermittent Connection

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING A VITRECTOMY SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC MICRO SCISSOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO BLADE AND DID NOT CUT. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED BY USING AN ALTERNATE SCISSOR.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13111578 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 30, 2021Loose or Intermittent Connection; Loose or Intermittent Connection

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF TWO SCISSORS DETACHED DURING A VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED CLARIFYING THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT USING THE SCISSORS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12894345 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 2, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED CURVED OPHTHALMIC SCISSOR WAS NOT OPENING PROPERLY IT WAS GETTING STUCK DURING THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12736066 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 2021Break; Failure to Cut; Break; Failure to Cut

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT BEFORE A SURGERY, AN OPHTHALMIC SCISSOR WAS NOT GOING THROUGH CANULA AND ANOTHER SCISSOR WAS NOT WORKING WELL TO CUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED INDICATED THE EVENT OCCURRED BEFORE A VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED BY USING AN ANOTHER PRODUCTS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12680617 ↗