Automatic Cutting Needle, Model: NAC-1820B, Size 18 GA x 20… recallZ-0697-05 · Remington Medical Inc. · initiated Feb 15, 2005
Terminated All recalls posted in April 2005
Is my device affected?
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Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
The stylet hub detaches from the stylet needle.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Consignees were notified by letter on 02/15/2005.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0697-05
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Feb 15, 2005
- Posted by the FDA
- Apr 8, 2005
- Recalling firm
- Remington Medical Inc.
- Quantity
- 1737 units
- Product code
- KNW
- FDA submissions
- K982401
- Distribution
- Nationwide
Product description
Automatic Cutting Needle, Model: NAC-1820B, Size 18 GA x 20 CM, Lot: xxxx, Single Use: Ethylene Oxide sterilized. Remington Medical, Inc., Alpharetta, GA 30005.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lot number 043351 & 043272
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K982401 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Automatic Cutting Needle NAC-1820MRemington Medical, Inc. · INSTRUMENT, BIOPSY1 recall0 reports
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 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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