Device recall: Kirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar pencil, straight. Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011 The…
Class I FDA enforcement event 95753. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Potential for the outer stainless-steel tube to break or detach.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC started this device recall on 14 Nov 2024. The firm address in the FDA record is in Marshfield, MA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 95753 has 7 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 25 Dec 2024. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide - US Nationwide including PUERTO RICO; AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, EGYPT, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA,…
Recalling firm
Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC, Marshfield, MA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
7 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0654-2025 | Kirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar pencil, straight. Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011 The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical… | 80,060 units | Class I | Ongoing | 25 Dec 2024 |
| Z-0655-2025 | Kirwan Surgical Products LLC Disposable 25-gauge bipolar pencil, straight, Long. Model/Catalog Number: 14-5011L The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during… | 66 units | Class I | Ongoing | 25 Dec 2024 |
| Z-0656-2025 | Accutome/Microsurgical Disposable Bipolar Pencil 5 in. (12.7cm) 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: AB-7004 The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during… | 800 units | Class I | Ongoing | 25 Dec 2024 |
| Z-0657-2025 | Ambler Surgical Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: PD7226. The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical procedures. The current line… | 4,470 units | Class I | Ongoing | 25 Dec 2024 |
| Z-0658-2025 | Walcott Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: RX14-5011. Product Description: The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical procedures.… | 3,010 units | Class I | Ongoing | 25 Dec 2024 |
| Z-0659-2025 | Nidek Co. Disposable Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: 18241-0979. Product Description: The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical… | 925 units | Class I | Ongoing | 25 Dec 2024 |
| Z-0660-2025 | Optikon Bipolar Pencil 25 Gauge Straight. Model/Catalog Number: OPT14-5011. Product Description: The Disposable Microsurgical Bipolar Pencil are designed for use in eye surgery, and other soft tissue procedures. For instance, the pencils are designed for cauterization of the retinal area during surgical procedures.… | 2,999 units | Class I | Ongoing | 25 Dec 2024 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2024
- 970
- Share of these events in Class I
- 11%
- Product records in this event
- 7
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0654-2025The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 95753. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/95753/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide - US Nationwide including PUERTO RICO; AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, EGYPT, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 95753?
- The event has 7 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
80,060 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2024 have the same class?
- 11% of the 970 device events that started in 2024 are in Class I.