Class 2 Device Recall Medical Action INDUSTRIES INC., Disposable Instrument Pack Curved Hemostat

• Date Initiated by Firm: May 11, 2021
• Create Date: June 24, 2021
• Recall Status: Terminated on May 10, 2023
• Recall Number: Z-1946-2021
• Recall Event ID: 87954
• Product Classification: Instrument, surgical, disposable - Product Code KDC
• Product: Medical Action INDUSTRIES INC., Disposable Instrument Pack Curved Hemostat, REF 56224
• Code Information: Batch Numbers: 0000277592, Exp. 10/12/2025; 0000274266, Exp. 07/21/2025; 0000275098, Exp. 08/21/2025; 0000276380, Exp. 09/24/2025
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306; 25 Heywood Rd; Arden NC 28704-9302
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: There is a potential for flaking metal and/or brown spots on the hemostats sold as individual units or packaged in the kits
• FDA Determined Cause: Process control
• Action: Medical Action Industries, Inc. initiated the recall by email on 05/11/2021 Distributors were instructed to notify their customers. The firm is requesting those in possession of the recalled articles discard them.
• Quantity in Commerce: 97 boxes of 20 devices
• Distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the states of OH, CO, CA, IL, FL, VA, TX, MN, GA, WA, MA, MD, NY, LA, AZ, OR.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.