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Class IIOngoingZ-1951-2025

Tecfen Medical recalls Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 2.4mm Slit Knife

Tecfen MedicalSanta Barbara, CA, United StatesReported Jun 18, 2025 · 1 year ago
Legal News Analyst ·

Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Affected product

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Affected products & lots

  • Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 2.4mm Slit Knife, Angled Model/Catalog Number: QKN2461 Software Version: No software Product Description: This is an ophthalmic knife (manual) that is to be sterile (gamma radiation) and packaged individually in Tyvek 1059B. Slit knives are used to create precise incisions for controlled entry into the eye. Component: No
    UDI 00817618021156
    4 affected lots
    2024-11-212027-11-20ZGY24081907-0200817618021156

What the firm is doing

On April 29, 2025, Tecfen Medical initiated a "Urgent Medical Device Recall" Notification to affected consignees via mail and e-mail. Tecfen asked consignees to take the following steps: 1 Please immediately quarantine these Tecfen Medical ophthalmic knife lots. You will receive instructions on how to return them to Tecfen Medical. 2. Please complete the attached medical device recall return response acknowledgement and receipt form by fax to 1-805-967-1295 or email to christina@tecfen.com 3. For any questions, please call 1-805-967-1153, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM -5:00 PM PST. Alternately, Tecfen can be contacted through email at christina@tecfen.com.

DistributionShow details

Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of Connecticut and Minnesota. The countries of Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Chile, Iran, South Africa, Honduras, UAE, Honduras, Qatar, Iran, and Bangladesh, Brazil and Israel.

Class IIWhat this means

Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Sources & references

Taylor Coteus
Legal News Analyst

Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.

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