Kirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar… recallZ-0655-2025 · Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC · initiated Nov 14, 2024
Open, Classified
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Why it was recalled
Potential for the outer stainless-steel tube to break or detach.
FDA root cause category: Device Design
What the company is doing
Kirwan Surgical Products notified customers on 11/14/2024 via URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL letter. Customers were instructed to return any affected units, notify all customer if affected product was further distributed and request they return them, and complete and return the Response Form provided in the notification.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0655-2025
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Nov 14, 2024
- Posted by the FDA
- Dec 16, 2024
- Recalling firm
- Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC
- Quantity
- 66 units
- Product code
- GEI
- FDA submissions
- K864402
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide including PUERTO RICO; AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, EGYPT, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and VENEZUELA.
Product description
Kirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar pencil, straight, Long. Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011L The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical procedures. The current line of pencils all have the same molded handle. The pencils' tip outer diameter is 25 gauge.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011L. GTINs: Pouch - 00841019101056, Inner Pack - 10841019101053, Case - 20841019101050. Sterile Lot Number: 221020. All expiration dates from 2027-09-01(YYYY-MM_DD) on would encompass the for the recall.
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- Kirwan 14-5011LKirwan Surgical Products LLC · Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories1 recall0 reports
Other devices under the same FDA submission
4 devices cleared under K864402 are not named by identifier in this recall. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Kirwan 14-5011Kirwan Surgical Products LLC · Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories1 recall0 reports
- Walcott Rx RX14-5011Walcott Rx Product Inc · Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories1 recall0 reports
- Kirwan (Nidek) 18241-0979Kirwan Surgical Products LLC · Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories1 recall0 reports
- Ambler Surgical PD7226Ambler Surgical Corp. · ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES1 recall0 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 95753).
- Z-0654-2025 · Open, ClassifiedKirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar pencil, straight. Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011 The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye su…
- Z-0656-2025 · Open, ClassifiedAccutome/Microsurgical Disposable Bipolar Pencil 5 in. (12.7cm) 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: AB-7004 The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use i…
- Z-0657-2025 · Open, ClassifiedAmbler Surgical Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: PD7226. The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tis…
- Z-0658-2025 · Open, ClassifiedWalcott Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: RX14-5011. Product Description: The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, an…
- Z-0659-2025 · Open, ClassifiedNidek Co. Disposable Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: 18241-0979. Product Description: The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in e…
- Z-0660-2025 · Open, ClassifiedOptikon Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: OPT14-5011. Product Description: The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, a…
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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