Food, drugs, devices › Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306
Device recall: Medical Action Industries Inc. Disposable Instrument Pack, Littauer Scissor, REF 56247, packaged 1/package, 20 packages/
FDA enforcement event 91066 is a device recall by Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306 of Arden, NC, initiated 12 Oct 2022 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 88% of the 839 device enforcement events initiated in 2022 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 19 Feb 2025. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306 has 15 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306, Arden, NC.
Reason for recall
"Scissors contained debris."
Distribution
"Distribution was made to FL, IL, IN, MA, MD, MO, OH, and VA. There was no foreign/government/military distribution."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0765-2023 | Medical Action Industries Inc. Disposable Instrument Pack, Littauer Scissor, REF 56247, packaged 1/package, 20 packages/box, 12 boxes/case, sterile. | 145 cases (240 scissors/case) | Class II | Terminated | 28 Dec 2022 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306
All 15 events for Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Scissors contained debris."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Distribution was made to FL, IL, IN, MA, MD, MO, OH, and VA. There was no foreign/government/military distribution."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 19 Feb 2025. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.