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Device product

bvi Beaver EdgeAhead Safety Knife, (a) Sideport MVR .90mm 20G, REF 370531 (b) Sideport Angled, .60mm (23G), REF 378233 Product Usage: Specialty blades and knives are used for stab and cut incisions in ophthalmic, ENT and other surgical applications.

Z-0500-2018

November 03, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Beaver-Visitec International Inc.
Event
Event 78789
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
45, 680 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0500-2018

Official wording

Reason: The protective shield was retracted, and the blade was exposed.

Code information: (a) REF 370531; Batch numbers: 3185248 3191981 3193837 3199247 3201734 3204737 3206382 3208096 3211720 3213361 3214546 3217371 3219431 3222626 3225976 (b) REF 378233; Batch numbers: 3191985 3204382 3225442

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Italy, UK, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Turkey

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The protective shield was retracted, and the blade was exposed.