Alcon Laboratories, Inc Recalls
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Alcon 25 GA Total Plus Pak, Catalog/Item #8065750220; for use with ACCURUS Vitrectomy System; distributed by Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX 76134.
Specific lots of Alcon 25 GA Trocar Blades do not conform to finished product specifications in that oxidation can occur on some of the blades.
Firm began notifying consignees of recall by Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter on 04/29/09 (letters sent via FedEx). Consignees instructed to check inventory for affected lots; to complete and return the Medical Device Recall Response Form; to contact Alcon to arrange for return of the devices; that credit will be issued for the recalled product when it is returned; and in the case that there is no inventory remaining, to indicate that on the Response Form and return it as well. Consignees should contact Alcon Technical Consumer Affairs at 1-800-561-6466, Option 8 for technical assistance.
MONARCH II IOL Delivery System, Cartridge Model B, part #8065977758, packaged in pouches, 10 pouches/carton, and labeled in part ***Alcon Laboratories Fort Worth, Texas 76134 USA***for AcrySof IOLs*** The product is used for implanting intraocular lenses (IOLs) into the eye following cataract removal. Each cartridge is imprinted with the model type on the wing of the Monarch II cartridge which can be visually verified prior to use.
Delivery cartridge for implanting intraocular lenses is mislabeled and may result in complicated insertion and damage to the lens.
The recalling firm notified healthcare professional consignees and affiliated foreign distributors by letter on 07/07/08 and advised of the mislabeled device and potential hazard associated with delivery of the IOL. Consignees were instructed to return identified lots in their inventory and to return the enclosed business reply card for product replacement. Contact Stericycle Inc at 1-800-668-4391 for assistance with returning the recalled product. Contact Alcon Customer Service at 1-800-862-5266 for questions about the recall.
AcrySof ReSTOR Intraocular Lens
Intraocular lenses exposed to extreme temperatures while in storage.
The recall of the fifteen re-shipped lenses was conducted by telephone calls to the nine customers that had received the lenses. These calls were made on December 14, 2006.
Alcon Custom-Pak, part #10975-02, containing BD Beaver Mini-Blade (part #BD6400 or part #BD6900); individual blades repackaged into custom ophthalmic surgical packs and resterilized by Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Houston, TX.
Individually packaged surgical blades, labeled as sterile, found with incomplete seals; blades purchased for use in custom surgical packs.
Customers notified of recall via phone on 12/22/06, with follow-up fax and letter. A revised notification was made via phone and fax to each customer on 12/26/06. Customers instructed not to use blades and to return blades for a replacement. Recall to the user/hospital level.
ISPAN patient bracelet, given to patients post surgery to warn of further use of dinitrogen monoxide
The firm initiated the recall on 11/18/2003 via letters to all consignees. The letter advises physicians to stop using any patient bracelets (blue color) that contain the word 'stickoxid', destroy all blue bracelets, and identify all patients who had either ISPAN gas administered who may still have a bubble present in the eye.
The patient bracelet that is given to patients post surgery after administering either ISPAN Perfluoropropane or ISPAN Sulfur Hexafluordie referred to the term, 'stickoxid', which is the general term for nitrogen oxide and may be interpreted as either nitrogen monoxide (NO) or dinitrogen monxoide. The firm is recalling the old (blue) bracelets and replacing them with new (grey) bracelets that now reference the specific term dinitrogen monoxide N20 (laughing gas).
SKBM Microkeratome cutting tool
Degradation of glue causes glass movement resulting in misalignment that can cause deeper cuts than anticipated.
Customers have been notified in writing of this recall action (11/18/2002), and instructed to return all SKBM and/or Lasitome microkeratome products. All returned product will be physically segregated and dispositioned by Alcon. Recall Effectiveness checks will be attempted between 10%-100% of the consignees.