Constellation Consumables
- Recalling firm
- Alcon Laboratories (New Zealand) Limited
- Product
- Constellation consumables. [Device]. Model: CONSTELLATION® ULTRAVIT® 10K; CONSTELLATION® HYPERVIT® 20K. Affected: Multiple product codes; Multiple product codes. Also covers: Vitrectomy Probe
- Reason
- This is a follow-up to the communication provided in September 2025 and is related to the Product Alert with MEDSAFE Product Alert Reference 35798. As previously communicated, to prevent probe shortages and potential surgery cancellations due to initial inventory constraints, The manufacturer asked that you reduce the actuation rate of affected probe products to no more than 5000 actuations per minute, until sufficient unaffected probe inventory was available. Alcon now has sufficient unaffected inventory., Alcon has made corrections to our ULTRAVIT® and HYPERVIT® probes and has ceased...
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- medical device recall
- Country
- New Zealand
- Agency
- MEDSAFE
- Recall date
- 2026-03-24
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- New Zealand - Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory
Official recall notice from MEDSAFE
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/0bd8563d-e955-4b64-bf19-1608f743d0a5