DEX Ophthalmic Tissue Forceps, 25ga DEX Super Grip Forceps
Medical device recall Z-2078-2026. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 13, 2026.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on May 13, 2026. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 750 units how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Field Safety Corrective Action for IFU in DEX Forceps and Scissors.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
DEX Ophthalmic Tissue Forceps, 25ga DEX Super Grip Forceps, Model/Catalog Number: DVF4034-25
750 units, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot Code: Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250422(17)280422(10)M47116 Lot Number: M47116 Expiration Date: 04/22/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250610(17)280610(10)M48162 Lot Number: M48162…
Every code shown here, 1,998 characters
Lot Code: Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250422(17)280422(10)M47116 Lot Number: M47116 Expiration Date: 04/22/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250610(17)280610(10)M48162 Lot Number: M48162 Expiration Date: 06/10/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250618(17)280618(10)M48276 Lot Number: M48276 Expiration Date: 06/18/2028 Model No: DVF4034-35 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250626(17)280626(10)M48303 Lot Number: M48303 Expiration Date: 06/26/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250730(17)280730(10)M49168 Lot Number: M49168 Expiration Date: 07/30/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250807(17)280807(10)M49270 Lot Number: M49270 Expiration Date: 08/07/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250819(17)280819(10)M49285 Lot Number: M49285 Expiration Date: 08/19/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250819(17)280819(10)M49286 Lot Number: M49286 Expiration Date: 08/19/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250825(17)280825(10)M49775 Lot Number: M49775 Expiration Date: 08/25/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250825(17)280825(10)M49829 Lot Number: M49829 Expiration Date: 08/25/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250826(17)280826(10)M49905 Lot Number: M49905 Expiration Date: 08/26/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250917(17)280917(10)M50289 Lot Number: M50289 Expiration Date: 09/17/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250917(17)280917(10)M50208 Lot Number: M50208 Expiration Date: 09/17/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)250924(17)280924(10)M50290 Lot Number: M50290 Expiration Date: 09/24/2028 Model No: DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)251015(17)281015(10)M50916 Lot Number: M50916 Expiration Date: 10/15/2028 Model No:DVF4034-25 UDI-DI: (01)10817489025540(11)251020(17)281020(10)M50992 Lot Number: M50992 Expiration Date:…
FDA’s list runs to 3,381 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Peru, Argentina, South Korea, Japan, France.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Mar 25, 2026.
- FDA classified it on May 6, 2026.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on May 13, 2026.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Katalyst Surgical, LLC, of Chesterfield, MO.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 3,381 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated weekly. Public domain (CC0 1.0, openFDA). FDA asks that nothing suggest it endorses this site.
Recalls of food, medicines, medical devices, pet food and animal drugs are from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA does not endorse Hearth Record. openFDA: “Do not rely on openFDA to make decisions regarding medical care.” Copied on Oct 20, 2026.