Alcon Grieshaber Finesse 25+ MAXGrip REVOLUTION 705.13PRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 20 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07612717070721), received between Mar 2, 2021 and Nov 3, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 19 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 20 most recent of 20 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionNov 3, 2025Break; Break

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING A COMBINED CATARACT AND VITRECTOMY SURGERY, THE OPHTHALMIC TIP OF THE PRODUCT COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH AN ALTERNATIVE. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23450464 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 19, 2025Activation Problem; Activation Problem

  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING SURGERY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22839194 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 23, 2025Activation Problem; Activation Problem

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY, AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS OPENING/CLOSING ISSUE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22577264 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 2, 2025Activation Problem; Activation Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS COULD NOT CLOSE DURING SURGERY. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING A PRODUCT WITH A NEW ONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21750125 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 1, 2025Activation Failure; Activation Failure

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING VITREORETINAL SURGERY, THE OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS COULD NOT RELEASE THE TISSUE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY USING ALTERNATIVE FORCEPS, AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21748040 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 17, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS TIPS WERE NOT OPENING PROPERLY DURING INSERTION. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. THE PROCEDURE TYPE AND PATIENT DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19545738 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 17, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT TIPS OF AN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL FORCEPS WERE GETTING STUCK AND NOT WORKING DURING VITRECTOMY MEMBRANE PEEL SURGERY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY BY USING ANOTHER FORCEPS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18523548 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 4, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A VITREORETINAL SURGERY ON LEFT EYE OF A FIFTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD MALE AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS BECAME STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION INTRAOCULARLY WITH PART OF THE MEMBRANE WITHIN THE JAWS OF THE FORCEPS WHILE IN THE EYE. THE SQUEEZING MECHANISM OF THE FORCEPS DID NOT SEEM TO BE JAMMED AND MOVED FREELY. SURGEON USED THE PIK TO SEVER THE MEMBRANE FROM THE FORCEPS, THEN WITHDRAW THE CLOSED FORCEPS FROM THE EYE. IN POST-OP DAY 1, RETINA WAS ATTACHED UNDER OIL AND PATIENT WAS HEALING AS EXPECTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18255571 ↗
• InjuryJun 27, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED VIA A CLINICAL STUDY THAT AFTER A VITRECTOMY SURGERY A PATIENT EXPERIENCED RETINAL SURFACE DAMAGE AND HEMORRHAGE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION EXPECTED AS THE DETAILS WERE RECEIVED FROM A CLINICAL STUDY.

  Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; Retinal Tear

  MAUDE report 17207710 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 12, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS DID NOT OPEN. THE PROCEDURE DETAILS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH AN ALTERNATE FORCEPS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16146914 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 5, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS DID NOT OPEN WELL WHEN HOLDING AND GRABBING DURING INSERTION. 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 15914378 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 16, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS WORKED INITIALLY AS EXPECTED THEN BECAME STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION DURING VITREORETINAL SURGERY. AN ALTERNATE FORCEPS WAS OBTAINED IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12820140 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 16, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT TIP OF THE FORCEPS FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE WHEN INSERTING INTO THE EYE TISSUE DURING A CATARACT/VITRECTOMY COMBINATION PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AFTER REPLACING THE FORCEPS WITH ANOTHER ONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12818630 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 6, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THE FORCEPS TIP STOPPED OPENING DURING A VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE FORCEPS WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER ONE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12586260 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 13, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE FORCEPS WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED OR CLOSED DURING A VITRECTOMY PROCEDURE. 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 12460504 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 31, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THE FORCEPS COULD NOT BE OPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF INSERTION DURING THE CATARACT/VITRECTOMY COMBINATION PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AFTER THE PRODUCT WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER ONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12396291 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 30, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY THE TIP OF OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL FORCEPS WAS NOT OPENING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER FORCEPS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12385646 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 21, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT TWO PAIR OF FORCEPS BECAME UNABLE TO OPEN WHEN USED DURING SURGERY. A NEW FORCEPS WERE USED AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12203592 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 3, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURE THE FORCEPS BECAME UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11929864 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE TIPS OF AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS DID NOT OPEN AFTER THEY WERE INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT'S EYE DURING A COMBINATION CATARACT AND VITRECTOMY SURGERY. AN ALTERNATE FORCEPS WAS OBTAINED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11399979 ↗