Beaver Visitec recalls Xstar Safety Slit Knives with incorrect blade bevel configuration. The knife may be used incorrectly due to reversed bevel orientation.
The wrong configuration of the blade was in the package. The bevel was on the opposite side, instead of being in front (bevel up) it was in the back (bevel down).
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📍Recalling firmBeaver Visitec International, Inc.500 Totten Pond Rd, 10 City Point · Waltham, MA 02451-1916
“Xstar Safety Slit Knife Recall: Wrong Blade Configuration Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/55136-xstar-safety-slit-knife-recall-wrong-blade-configuration-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-2161-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2161-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on May 10, 2024, that Beaver Visitec International, Inc. is recalling Xstar Safety Slit Knives due to a blade configuration hazard. The agency issued recall number Z-2161-2024 for the Class II device distributed worldwide.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Beaver Visitec
Product: Xstar Safety Slit Knife, 2.75 mm 45¿ Bevel Up
Model Number: 378227
UDI-DI: 00886158001652
Lot Number: 6058854
The hazard
The recall addresses a hazard where the wrong blade configuration was packaged. The bevel was located on the opposite side, positioned in the back (bevel down) rather than in front (bevel up).
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Beaver-Visitec International, Inc. has 15 other recalls on record since November 3, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Kii Low Profile Bladed Dual Pack Recall (December 11, 2025), D.O.R.C. TDC VELOCE 23G Cutter Recall (April 30, 2026), and SSC Sharpoint 2.1mm Microsurgical Knife Recalled for Incorrect Size Labeling (April 23, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model number 378227 on the knife. The product was sold with UDI-DI: 00886158001652 and lot number 6058854.
Brand
Beaver Visitec
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, UK, and Italy.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-2161-2024
Xstar Safety Slit Knife, 2.75 mm 45¿ Bevel Up, Model Number 378227; UDI-DI: 00886158001652; Lot Number: 6058854
1300 units
Z-2162-2024
Xstar Safety Slit Knife, 2.75 mm 45¿ Bevel Up, Model Number 378227, a component of CustomEye Kits, Numbers 584562, 5800109; Xstar Safety Slit Knife: UDI-DI: 00886158001652; Lot Number: 6058854; CustomEye Kit # 584562 , lot # 6068524; CustomEye Kit # 584562 , lot # 6068025; CustomEye Kit # 5800109, lot # 6068285
126 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Blade Orientation
Ensure the bevel is on the front (bevel up) as it should be. If it's on the back (bevel down), the knife is affected.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, UK, and Italy.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 47 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2161-2024 (May 10, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2161-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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