Mueller Knife Handle, Hexagonal - Product Usage: Intended to hold surgical blades.

Becton Dickinson and Company, is conducting a voluntary recall on the V. MuellerTM 3H Knife Handles catalog number listed in the table above. BD has been informed by our supplier that the external threads on some of the collets (Figure 1) contain a machining burr, potentially causing the collet to not fully seat in the knife handle (Figure 2), inhibiting complete grip of the inserted knife blade possibly resulting in a loose blade.

Becton Dickinson and Company, is conducting a voluntary recall on the V. MuellerTM 3H Knife Handles catalog number listed in the table above. BD has been informed by our supplier that the external threads on some of the collets contain a machining burr, potentially causing the collet to not fully seat in the knife handle, inhibiting complete grip of the inserted knife blade possibly resulting in a loose blade. BD is asking consignees to: Please check all inventory locations within your institution for the affected Catalog No/Lot number combination listed in the recall notice. Discard all affected product (both collet and handle assembly) following your institutions process for discarding. If discarding is not immediately possible at your facility, then product should be quarantined until disposal. 2. This recall should be carried out to the user level. If you have further distributed any of the affected product, please contact that location immediately and advise them of the recall, forward these instructions and have them complete the instructions within this recall notification. 3. Share this recall notification with all users of the product within your institution to ensure they are also aware of this recall. 4. Complete the attached Customer Response Form and return it to the contact noted on the form regardless of whether you have any affected product or not so that BD may acknowledge your receipt of this notification. Indicate on the response form the quantity of affected product identified at your facility and confirm that this inventory has been discarded. Credit will be issued to customers for all discarded product. 5. Report any adverse health consequences experienced with the use of this product to BD. Events may also be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program.