United StatesVortex Surgical 25ga Illuminated Flex‑Tip Laser Probe (Catalog Number VS0135.25), Lot Number 2509040, UDI Box (01)00810123483617(17)281001(10)2509040 and Pouch (01)00810123483549(17)281001(10)2509040—221 units—were distributed in the United States and Japan. The lot was recalled because some probes do not pass through a 25ga cannula smoothly.
What's being recalled
Vortex Surgical 25ga Illuminated Flex-Tip Laser Probe, Catalog Number VS0135.25;
Recalling firm: Vortex Surgical Inc., Saint Charles, MO, United States.
How to identify it
UDI: Box (01)00810123483617(17)281001(10)2509040, Pouch (01)00810123483549(17)281001(10)2509040. Lot Number 2509040
The hazard
Reason for the voluntary recall is some products in this lot are not passing through a 25ga cannula smoothly.
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
US and Japan
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (enforcement reports), collected from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (enforcement reports). Check the original before you act on it.
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