Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 20917 |
| Brand Name: | Bausch & Lomb Algerbrush Manual Surgical Instruments; General |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | ALGERBRUSH - II Rust Ring 0.5 mm instrument SKU E0815 A, ALGERBRUSH - II Rust Ring 1.0 mm instrument SKU E0815 B, |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Bausch & Lomb (NZ) Ltd c/o Corporate services New Zealand Level 5, 79 Queen Street Auckland 1010 |
| Contact Information: | |
| Manufacturer: | Bausch & Lomb Inc |
| Issue: | An internal investigation, found that the Operating Instructions for several of these devices were either missing or obsolete. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 8/12/2016 |
