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Terminated

Sandel Healthcare Safety Devices Weighted Safety Scalpel #3 Long Disposable Safety Handle with #10 Blade Manufactured for: Ansell Sandel Medical Solutions LLC 19736 Dearborn St. Chatsworth, CA 91311 USA Emergo Europe Molenstraat 15 2513 BH The Hague The Netherlands Made in China Packaged in Mexico Ansell A manual surgical scalpel blade for making incisions in various general surgical procedures.

FDA Recall Z-0637-2014 · Posted 2014-01-08

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeGDZ
Date Initiated2013-11-12
Date Terminated2016-04-06
Product Quantity13 cases (312 units); 24 cases (1176 units)

Reason for Recall

Select lots of SANDEL Weighted Safety Scalpels are packaged with the scalpel blade exposed beyond the safety shield which could compromise the integrity of the package and the sterility of the scalpel leading to injury.

Firm Action

The firm, Ansell, sent an "URGENT: VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ANSELL SANDEL WEIGHTED SAFET SCALPEL" letter dated November 11, 2013 to its customers and posted a website notification on November 11, 2013. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed: Do not ship SANDEL Weighted Safety Scalpel products 2210-L, 2210-N, 2211-L, 2211-N, 2215-L, 2215-N, or 2220-N to a hospital or end user with the listed lot numbers; quarantine SANDEL Weighted Safety Scalpel products in your inventory; and complete the attached response form and return it to attention: Ansell; via fax at 818-534-2510 or email [email protected]. Additionally, if you have distributed this product to other accounts, please notify them of the voluntary recall and instruct them to return any outstanding stock to you as indicated in the attachment. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Customer Service by calling 866-764-3327 (6:00am-5:00pm PST/9:00am-8pm EST) or email [email protected]

Root Cause

Under Investigation by firm

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MS, NC, NE, NY, OK, PA, PR, RI, TN, TX and WI; and country of: Canada.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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