Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published August 21, 2018

Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-152 recall: Plastic tip may detach from metal shaft

Genicon recalls its GENILook Model 200-005-152 surgical device due to potential plastic tip detachment from metal shaft. Affected units sold with lot number I7717-C.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2267-2020Medical device Genicon ›

Lower-risk recall

There is potential for the plastic optical tip to become detached from the metal shaft.

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Recalling firmGenicon, Inc.6869 Stapoint Ct Ste 112 · Winter Park, FL 32792-6603

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Genicon is recalling its GENILook Model 200-005-152 surgical device because the plastic optical tip might become detached from the metal shaft. This could cause the device to malfunction during use. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/69990-genicon-genilook-model-200-005-152-recall-plastic-tip-may.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/69990-genicon-genilook-model-200-005-152-recall-plastic-tip-may · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2267-2020

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“Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-152 recall: Plastic tip may detach from metal shaft.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/69990-genicon-genilook-model-200-005-152-recall-plastic-tip-may. Based on FDA recall #Z-2267-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2267-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Aug. 21, 2018, that Genicon, Inc. is recalling the GENILook Model 200-005-152 due to a potential hazard where the plastic optical tip may detach from the metal shaft.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Genicon
Product: GENILook Model 200-005-152, 5mm diameter, 100mm length (2 cannula, threaded)
Lot code: I7717-C

The hazard

The recall addresses the potential for the plastic optical tip to become detached from the metal shaft.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Genicon, Inc. has issued four other recalls since July 19, 2017, including a September 2020 recall of the Li-Gator Laparoscopic Clip Applier for jamming and clip failures. Other recent recalls of similar products include an October 30, 2025 Olympus HX-400U-30 Ligating Device Recall for risk of unintentional loop fixation and a November 11, 2025 Olympus Resection Sheath Recall for ceramic tip breakage risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-152 device with a 5mm diameter and 100mm length. Affected units have lot number I7717-C and were sold with the universal handle design.

Brand
Genicon
Category
Medical device

FDA recall event · 14 products

All 14 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
US consignees in AL, DE, FL, GA, MO, NC, TN Foreign consignees in Bahrain, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and Thailand

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
Z-2266-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-151, 5mm diameter, 100mm length (one cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lots I7920-F, I7951-F, I7957-F, I7985-F, I7850-F, I7902-F, and I8080-F	378 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2267-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-152, 5mm diameter, 100mm legnth (2 cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lot I7717-C	48 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2268-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-153; 5mm diameter, 100mm length (three cannula) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lots I7779-C and I8144-C	42 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2269-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-251, 5mm diameter, 150mm length (one cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lot I9613-A	2 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2270-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-105-151, 5mm diameter, 100mm length (one cannula) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lots I7718-D, I7780-D, and I8068-D	74 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2271-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-105-152, 5mm diameter, 100mm length (2 cannula) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lot I7781-C	12 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2272-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-105-251, 5mm diameter, 150mm length (1 cannula) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lots I7754-, I7878-C and I8084-C	28 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2273-2020	Genicon Natura Model 210-005-051; 5mm diameter, 70mm length (one cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lot I8003-A (nonsterile samples made for sales)	3 box (5 units per box)
Z-2274-2020	Genicon Natura Model 210-005-151; 5mm diameter, 100mm length (one cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lots I8081-A, I7914-A, and I8033-A	106 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2275-2020	Genicon Natura Model 210-005-152, 5mm diameter, 100mm length (two cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lots I7968-A, I8182-A	102 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2276-2020	Genicon Natura Model 210-005-251, 5mm diameter, 150mm length (one cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lot I8880-A	10 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2277-2020	Genicon Natura Model 210-105-251, 5mm diameter, 150mm length (1 cannula) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lots I7931-A and I8069-A	17 boxes (5 units per box)
Z-2278-2020	Genicon GENILook Model 200-105-252, 5mm diameter, 150mm length (2 cannula) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lot I8086-C	0 (6 boxes with 5 units/per box in inventory)
Z-2279-2020	Genicon Natura Model 210-005-052, 5mm diameter, 70mm length (two cannula, threaded) - Product Usage: The universal handle can be used as a pistol grip or like a traditional Trocar handle when using a scope.; Lot I9524-A	0 (24 boxes with 5 units/box in inventory)

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

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Verify if your device has the Genicon GENILook Model 200-005-152 with lot number I7717-C.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 7 states, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “US consignees in AL, DE, FL, GA, MO, NC, TN Foreign consignees in Bahrain, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, and…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 22 months after the firm started it.

Aug 21, 2018Firm started the recall
Jun 5, 2020FDA classified it Class II
Jun 17, 2020Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Where this comes from

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-2267-2020 (August 21, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2267-2020 to see it in context.
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