Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published April 28, 2023
Teleflex Horizon Microclip Clips Recall: Risk of Inadequate Surgical Clipping
Teleflex recalls Horizon Microclip Titanium Ligating Clips with missing safety feature that may cause improper vessel ligation during surgery. Affected units have specific lot numbers and UDI/DI codes.
Teleflex LLC is initiating this voluntary field corrective action because the clip cartridges for the affected product is missing a key feature that restricts the application of the clip to the applier. With this step feature missing on the cartridge, the clip is mounted in a more variable position, allowing the clips to load farther back in the clip applier jaw grooves. This may potentially result in inappropriate or inadequate clip application to vascular structures.
“Teleflex Horizon Microclip Clips Recall: Risk of Inadequate Surgical Clipping.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/58490-teleflex-horizon-microclip-clips-recall-risk-of-inadequate-surgical-clipping. Based on FDA recall #Z-1663-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1663-2023%22&limit=1).
Teleflex LLC recalled Teleflex HORIZON Microclip Titanium Ligating Clips w/tape, REF 005200, due to a missing feature on clip cartridges that may cause inadequate application to vascular structures, the FDA said. The recall was announced on April 28, 2023.
The clip cartridges for the affected product are missing a key feature that restricts the application of the clip to the applier. This allows clips to load farther back in the clip applier jaw grooves, potentially resulting in inappropriate or inadequate clip application to vascular structures.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Teleflex LLC has 8 other recalls on record since August 29, 2022. Other recent recalls of similar products include Pilling Wecksorb Neurosponges Recall (May 7, 2026), Teleflex Preformed AGT Oral Endotracheal Tube Recall (May 25, 2023), and Teleflex Pilling Lowsley Prostatic Tractor CVD Retractor Recall (May 25, 2023). Other recent recalls of similar products include Wilson-Cook Instinct Plus Endoscopic Clipping Device Recall (March 3, 2026), Olympus HX-400U-30 Ligating Device Recall (October 30, 2025), and Boston Scientific ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System Recall (July 9, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the UDI/DI code 24026704696394 and lot numbers listed in the recall notice. The product is used in general surgical procedures requiring vessel or tissue ligation.
Brand
Teleflex
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Verify the UDI/DI code 24026704696394 and lot numbers from the recall list to confirm if your clips are affected.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 40 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.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1663-2023 (April 28, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1663-2023 to see it in context.
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