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Exact FDA event identifier

Event 96872

7 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
April 25, 2025
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Tecfen Medical

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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7 official enforcement rows

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device · product 1 of 7

Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 15 degree Stab Knife Model/Catalog Number: QKN1501 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. Stab knives are used to make precise and fluid tight incisions during eye surgeries such as cataract procedures, vitreoretinal surgery, glaucoma surgery, corneal surgery, and oculoplastic procedures. Component: No

Z-1949-2025
Recall number
Z-1949-2025
Initiated
April 25, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Tecfen Medical
Quantity
1400

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

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Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Code information

Lot Code: Manufacture date: 2024-11-25 Expiration date: 2027-11-24 Lot number: ZGY23100713-01 UDI: 00817618021286

Distribution pattern

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.

device · product 2 of 7

Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 2.2mm Slit Knife, Angled Model/Catalog Number: QKN2261 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

Z-1950-2025
Recall number
Z-1950-2025
Initiated
April 25, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Tecfen Medical
Quantity
92 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Code information

Lot Code: Manufacture date: 2024-11-21 Expiration date: 2027-11-20 Lot number: ZGY24080201-02 UDI: 00817618021248

Distribution pattern

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.

device · product 3 of 7

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

Z-1951-2025
Recall number
Z-1951-2025
Initiated
April 25, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Tecfen Medical
Quantity
115 unit

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Code information

Lot Code: Manufacture date: 2024-11-21 Expiration date: 2027-11-20 Lot number: ZGY24081907-02 UDI: 00817618021156

Distribution pattern

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.

device · product 4 of 7

Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 2.8mm Slit Knife, Angled Model/Catalog Number: QKN2808 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

Z-1952-2025
Recall number
Z-1952-2025
Initiated
April 25, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Tecfen Medical
Quantity
47 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Code information

Lot Code: Manufacture date: 2024-11-25 Expiration date: 2027-11-24 Lot number: ZGY24041104-01 UDI: 00817618021194

Distribution pattern

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.

device · product 5 of 7

Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 20G (1.2mm) MVR Sideport Knife Straight Model/Catalog Number: QKN2312 Software Version: No software Product Description: This is an ophthalmic knife (manual( that is to be sterile and packaged individually in Tyvek 1059B. MVR sideport knives are used to create precision incisions in vitrectomy procedures. Component: No

Z-1953-2025
Recall number
Z-1953-2025
Initiated
April 25, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Tecfen Medical
Quantity
38 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Code information

Lot Code: Manufacture date: 2024-11-21 Expiration date: 2027-11-20 Lot number: ZGY23062808-02 UDI: 00817618021422

Distribution pattern

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.

device · product 6 of 7

Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 2.0mm Crescent Knife Angled Bevel Up Model/Catalog Number: QKN1010 Software Version: No software Product Description: This is an ophthalmic knife (manual) that is to be sterile and packaged individually in Tyhvek 1059B. The crescent knife is used to create smooth, curved incisions for corneal transplant procedures, used in small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification to create self-sealing scleral tunnels, used for creating tunnel incisions in the sclera and cornea during procedures like trabeculectomy. Component: No

Z-1954-2025
Recall number
Z-1954-2025
Initiated
April 25, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Tecfen Medical
Quantity
42 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Code information

Lot Code: Manufacture date: 2024-11-22 Expiration date: 2027-11-21 Lot number: ZGY24071501-03 UDI: 00817618021330

Distribution pattern

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.

device · product 7 of 7

Brand Name: Tecfen Medical Product Name: 3.2mm Slit Knife, Angled Model/Catalog Number: QKN3261 Software Version: No software Product Description: This is an ophthalmic knife (manual) that is to be sterile and packaged individually in Tyvek 1059B. Slit knives are used to create precise incisions for controlled entry into the eye. Component: No

Z-1955-2025
Recall number
Z-1955-2025
Initiated
April 25, 2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Tecfen Medical
Quantity
26 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Sterility assurance for Ophthalmic knives.

Code information

Lot Code: Manufacture date: 2024-11-21 Expiration date: 2027-11-20 Lot number: ZGY24022804-05 UDI: 00817618021224

Distribution pattern

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.