Medline Industries, LP is recalling 121,300 Medline surgical convenience kits that contain SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencils. These kits are used in clinical settings for procedures ranging from neurosurgery to orthopedics and cardiovascular surgery. The SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencils inside these kits, originally manufactured by Stryker Instruments, have a defect that may cause them to activate automatically when plugged into a power source or remain powered on after the user releases the activation button. Consumers should contact their healthcare provider or Medline Industries for further guidance.
The evacuation pencils can activate without user input or fail to turn off, which poses a significant risk of unintended surgical burns to patients and clinicians or potential operating room fires.
Stop using and return the kit.
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