Z-0737-2024Class II

V. Mueller Universal Bandage Scissors Black Plastic Handles Heavy-Duty, Autoclavable, Overall Length 7 (18...

Name: Z-0737-2024 V. Mueller Universal Bandage Scissors Black Plastic Handles Heavy-Duty, Autoclavable, Overall Length 7 (18...
Creator: Steris Corporation
Published: 2023-11-16
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

STERIS Corporation / initiated 2023-11-16 / Open, Classified / root cause: packaging

FDA source

Steris Corporation began a recall of V. Mueller Universal Bandage Scissors Black Plastic Handles Heavy-Duty, Autoclavable, Overall Length 7 (18 cm)- Intended to cut through tape and bandages... on 2023-11-16. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Bandage Scissors handle cover component contains an incorrect color masterbatch resin carrier. This may allow a pink dye/residue to appear on the Bandage Scissors and/or sterilization pouches after processing". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0737-2024
Classification: Class II
Status: Open, Classified
Initiated: 2023-11-16
Posted: 2024-01-17
Recalling firm: STERIS Corporation
Product: V. Mueller Universal Bandage Scissors Black Plastic Handles Heavy-Duty, Autoclavable, Overall Length 7 (18 cm)- Intended to cut through tape and bandages Model: SU2014-001
Product code: LRW Scissors, General, Surgical
Reason for recall: Bandage Scissors handle cover component contains an incorrect color masterbatch resin carrier. This may allow a pink dye/residue to appear on the Bandage Scissors and/or sterilization pouches after processing.
Root cause tag: packaging
FDA root cause: Under Investigation by firm
Action: Steris issued Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter to Distributors and Customers on November 16, 2023. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Please ensure the following steps are completed: 1. Please immediately inspect your on-hand inventory for product affected by this recall. 2. Please complete the Medical Device Recall Response Form included with this letter and destroy any remaining product in your inventory. STERIS will coordinate credit issuance upon receipt of the completed Recall Response Form. 3. Return the completed Recall Response Form via email to: [email protected] or via fax to (440) 392-8963. If you have any questions regarding this recall, please contact [email protected].
Quantity in commerce: 4,214 units
Distribution: US Nationwide distribution.
Product codes and lots: UDI-DI: 10885403065866 Lot Numbers: L22XRD, C23XRD, E23XRD, and F23XRD.

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0737-2024
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-0737-2024	Class II	Ongoing	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2024-01-24	2024-01-17

Product code LRW

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)