Alcon Grieshaber Finesse 27+ MAXGrip REVOLUTION 711.13Recalls & reported problems
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. · 27+® GRIESHABER MAXGrip® REV DSP Forceps · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Alcon Grieshaber Finesse 27+ MAXGrip REVOLUTION forceps is a surgical instrument used in eye operations. The 33 reports mostly describe the forceps breaking during surgery, sometimes leaving a piece inside the eye that the surgeon had to remove; a few mention eye injury, corneal swelling, and inflammation. No deaths and no injuries were reported. There are no recalls naming this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 33
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 33 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07612717071292), received between Jun 10, 2021 and Jan 22, 2026 — classified as 33 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (28 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break28
- Activation Problem2
- Component Missing2
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions24
- Insufficient Information7
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Corneal Edema1
- Eye Injury1
- Inflammation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 33 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 22, 2026Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING THE VITRECTOMY SURGERY ONE OF AN OPHTHALMIC SHANK OF THE FORCEPS WAS NOT ATTACHED AND FOUND ON THE RETINA NEXT TO MACULA. THE SURGEON MANAGED TO GET THE SHANK OUT OF THE EYE. DUE TO LONGER SURGERY TIME THE PATIENT HAD POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION AND CORNEAL EDEMA. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH NEW FORCEPS. THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Corneal Edema; Inflammation
MAUDE report 24145917 ↗MalfunctionJan 20, 2026Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING SUBLUXATION OF RIGHT LENS SURGERY FORCEPS WAS BROKEN IN PATIENT'S LEFT EYE. ONE END OF FORCEPS BROKE OFF AND WAS RETRIEVED FROM PATIENT'S EYE ON THE SAME SURGERY. PATIENT HARM WAS NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24116306 ↗MalfunctionNov 14, 2025Break; Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A VITRECTOMY RETINAL SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS¿S TIP BROKE INTO EYE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON SAME DAY BY AN ALTERNATE FORCEPS BY REMOVING THE PIECES WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23554500 ↗MalfunctionOct 17, 2025Break; Break
A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS BROKE INSIDE THE EYE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE THE LENS. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE PROCEDURE DETAILS AND PATIENT HARM WERE NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23321727 ↗MalfunctionJul 4, 2025Break; Break
A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING THE VITREORETINAL SURGERY, OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS ARM JAW BROKE OFF AND FELL POSTERIORLY IN THE PATIENTS EYE. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN PIECE FROM THE BACK OF THE EYE WITH NO HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22403628 ↗MalfunctionJun 5, 2025Break; Break
A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY A VITREOUS FORCEPS WAS BROKEN, AND A PIECE FELL INTO THE EYE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. PATIENT IMPACT WAS NOT REPORTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22148398 ↗MalfunctionMay 21, 2025Break; Break
A NON-HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT THE OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS WERE BROKEN DURING SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED; NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE. THIS COMPLAINT IS PERTAINING THE ONE OF TWO REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE INITIAL REPORTER.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22059784 ↗MalfunctionMay 21, 2025Break; Break
A NON-HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT IN AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN WHILE BEING USED IN SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS TWO OF THE TWO REPORTS FROM THE INITIAL REPORTER. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22059320 ↗MalfunctionMay 5, 2025Break; Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS TIP CAME OFF IN THE PATIENT'S EYE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REMOVE IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT WITHOUT ANY ADVERSE EVENT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY WITHOUT ANY PATIENT HARM. PROCEDURE DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED, NONE HAS BEEN RECEIVED TILL DATE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21959374 ↗MalfunctionMay 2, 2025Activation Problem; Activation Problem
A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS COULD NOT BE CLOSED TIGHTLY DURING OPEN STATION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE TISSUE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY AFTER A NEW REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21948735 ↗MalfunctionApr 30, 2025Break; Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A VITREORETINAL SURGERY, TIP OF AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS BROKE OFF IN PATIENTS EYE. IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE EYE AND SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH AN ALTERNATE FORCEP. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21932858 ↗MalfunctionApr 29, 2025Break; Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING PLACEMENT OF SECONDARY INTRA OCULAR LENS (IOL) THE FORCEPS BROKE. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN PIECE OF FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21924266 ↗MalfunctionFeb 24, 2025Break; Break
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING PROCEDURE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN PIECE OF AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED. PROCEDURE DETAILS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BUT NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21446095 ↗MalfunctionFeb 18, 2025Break; Break
A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS TIP BROKE OFF IN THE PATIENT'S EYE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. THE PATIENT IMPACT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21397177 ↗MalfunctionFeb 3, 2025Break; Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING RETINAL SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS BROKE OFF AND FELL TO THE BACK OF THE EYE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT BROKEN PIECE WAS LODGED INSIDE ONE OF THE TROCARS THAT CAME FROM THE EYE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY AFTER REPLACING WITH ANOTHER FORCEPS WITH EXTENDED DURATION OF TIME. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21291470 ↗MalfunctionJan 20, 2025Break; Break
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS TIP WAS BROKEN. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY WITH ALTERNATIVE FORCEPS AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21189890 ↗MalfunctionJan 16, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE ENTIRE TIP OF AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS FELL OFF. 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 21167282 ↗MalfunctionDec 13, 2024Component Missing; Component Missing
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING A LENS EXCHANGE SURGERY AT THE TIME OF REMOVAL OF FORCEPS, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIPS WAS MISSING. THE FORCEPS WAS REMOVED WITH NO IMPACT ON PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20923304 ↗MalfunctionDec 11, 2024Break; Break
A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY ALONG WITH REMOVAL OF INTRAOCULAR LENS, PLACEMENT OF SCLERAL FIXATED LENS, AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS WERE BROKEN IN PATIENT EYE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY AND REMOVED THE BROKEN FORCEPS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20899962 ↗MalfunctionNov 27, 2024Component Missing; Component Missing
A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY IN AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS IT WAS FOUND ONE OF THE FORCEP TIP WAS MISSING. PROCEDURE DETAILS AND PATIENT IMPACT WERE NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED AND NONE RECEIVED TILL DATE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20796508 ↗MalfunctionNov 27, 2024Break; Break
A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY AN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL FORCEPS TIPS FELL OFF AND LANDED BACK INTO THE VITREOUS OF THE RIGHT EYE OF THE FEMALE PATIENT. IT WAS REMOVED BY USING A TROCAR. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT DAMAGED PART WAS IMPACTED THE RETINA AT THE SUPERIOR POSTERIOR POLE OF THE EYE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: Eye Injury
MAUDE report 20795778 ↗MalfunctionNov 11, 2024Break; Break
A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS TIP BROKE OFF IN A PATIENTS EYE. TIP WAS REMOVED AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20650325 ↗MalfunctionSep 18, 2024Break; Break
A NURSE REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY IN AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS GOT BROKE IN A PATIENT EYE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH A NEW FORCEPS WITH NO IMPACT ON THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20250784 ↗MalfunctionAug 13, 2024Break; Break
A GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE GRASPING ARMS OF AN OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL FORCEPS BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO THE BACK OF THE EYE (UNKNOWN), ONTO THE RETINA DURING SURGERY OF THE MALE PATIENT. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT BROKEN FORCEPS AND THE FRAGMENT WERE REMOVED DURING SURGERY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY. THE TYPE OF PROCEDURE WAS NOT REPORTED. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19970192 ↗MalfunctionJun 24, 2024Break; Break
A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY SURGERY, THE TIP OF AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS BROKE OFF INSIDE THE VITREOUS BODY OF THE EYE AND THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECES IN SAME SURGERY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. NO PATIENT IMPACT WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
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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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