Exact FDA event identifier

Event 79939

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: April 23, 2018
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: DeRoyal Industries Inc

Dossier provenance

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openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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DeRoyal(R) SURGI MATE(R) Electrosurgical Pencil, Button Switch, with 15 ft (4.6 m) Cord and Holster, REF 88-001502 Product Usage: general surgical

Z-1583-2018

Recall number: Z-1583-2018
Initiated: April 23, 2018
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: DeRoyal Industries Inc
Quantity: 1800 pencils

App-derived interpretation

Sterility assurance reason.sterility_assurance · v1.0.0

Non-sterile product was packaged inside a case that was labeled as sterile

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Reason for recall

Non-sterile product was packaged inside a case that was labeled as sterile.

Code information

Lot Number 44210051

Distribution pattern

Honduras, Belgium, and The Netherlands