Z-0522-2010

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Futura Safety Scalpels, Futura Safety Scalpel REF/CAT No SMS210 Used for cutting...

Name: Z-0522-2010 Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Futura Safety Scalpels, Futura Safety Scalpel REF/CAT No SMS210 Used for cutting...
Creator: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Published: 2009-09-29
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. / initiated 2009-09-29 / Terminated / root cause: sterility

FDA source

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. began a recall of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Futura Safety Scalpels, Futura Safety Scalpel REF/CAT No SMS210 Used for cutting tissue in surgical and laboratory procedures on 2009-09-29. The reason FDA records is "Potential sterility breach caused by excessive shipment damage". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as sterility.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0522-2010
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2009-09-29
Posted: 2009-12-14
Terminated: 2009-12-15
Recalling firm: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Product: Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Futura Safety Scalpels, Futura Safety Scalpel REF/CAT No SMS210 Used for cutting tissue in surgical and laboratory procedures.
Product code: GES Blade, Scalpel
Reason for recall: Potential sterility breach caused by excessive shipment damage.
Root cause tag: sterility
FDA root cause: Other
Action: Merit Medical Customers were contacted directly by phone and letter on 9/29/09. Customers were instructed to identify and quarantine all unused affected product. Further information was available at 801-208-4365.
Quantity in commerce: 100 scalpels
Distribution: US (AL, LA, MO, KY, TN, GA). No military, government or foreign distribution.
Product codes and lots: Lot # D914622

Product code GES

K923170Class ILos Alamos Retractable KnifeInnovative Surgical Technology, Inc. / cleared 1993-02-18

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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)