United StatesSharpoint 2.2MM, ANGLED, DOUBLE-BEVEL Microsurgical Knife (Model/Catalog Number 72-2231; UDI-DI 00848782027514; Lot FA22CHQ) labeled and packaged as 2.2mm is being recalled; affected units were distributed worldwide including the U.S. (TX, UT, MI), Turkey, Germany, Romania, Poland and the U.K. The knives are being recalled because they are actually 3.0mm surgical knives but are labeled and packaged as 2.2mm.
What's being recalled
Sharpoint 2.2MM, ANGLED, DOUBLE- BEVEL Model/Catalog Number: 72-2231 Microsurgical Knife
Recalling firm: SSC- Surgical Specialties Corporation, Chula Vista, CA, United States.
How to identify it
UDI-DI 00848782027514; Lot Number FA22CHQ
The hazard
3.0mm surgical knives labeled and packaged as 2.2mm surgical knives.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
The notice doesn't give instructions for consumers, so this is general advice for health & beauty recalls. Check the official notice for the details.
Where it was sold
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of Texas, Utah, Michigan and the countries of Turkey, Germany, Romania, Poland, United Kingdom.
The official notice
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