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Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published February 26, 2018

Beaver-Visitec Osher Thermodot Marker Recall: Incorrect Tip Causes Injury Risk

Beaver-Visitec recalls Osher Thermodot Markers with incorrect needle tips that may cause injury during medical procedures. Affected units have specific lot numbers and part numbers.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1539-2018Medical deviceBeaver-Visitec ›
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Recalling firmBeaver-Visitec International Inc.411 Waverley Oaks Rd Ste 229 · Waltham, MA 02452-8422
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Beaver-Visitec recalls Osher Thermodot Markers that were manufactured with a needle tip instead of the intended flat tip. This could cause injury during medical procedures where the marker is used as a reference point on the eye. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/71868-beaver-visitec-osher-thermodot-marker-recall-incorrect-tip-causes-injury.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/71868-beaver-visitec-osher-thermodot-marker-recall-incorrect-tip-causes-injury · Updated August 21, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1539-2018

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“Beaver-Visitec Osher Thermodot Marker Recall: Incorrect Tip Causes Injury Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 21, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/71868-beaver-visitec-osher-thermodot-marker-recall-incorrect-tip-causes-injury. Based on FDA recall #Z-1539-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1539-2018%22&limit=1).

Beaver-Visitec International Inc. recalled WET-FIELD OSHER THERMODOT MARKER units due to manufacturing errors involving incorrect tips, according to the FDA on Feb. 26, 2018.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Beaver-Visitec
  • Product: WET-FIELD OSHER THERMODOT MARKER, 25GA FINE TIP, CURVED
  • Part number: 221270
  • Lot numbers: 6000292 exp. 7/25/20 and 6000540 exp. 08/30/20
  • UDI: 30886158014899

The hazard

The markers have a needle tip instead of the proper flat tip because an incorrect tip was used during manufacturing, according to the FDA.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Beaver-Visitec International, Inc. has 15 other recalls on record since 2017-11-03. Other recent recalls of similar products include B. Braun 21G Winged Infusion Needle Recall (2026-02-02), Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle Recall (2026-03-11), and B. Braun 21GA Winged Infusion Needle Recall (2026-02-02).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the part number 221270 on the marker. Affected units have lot numbers 6000292 (expires 7/25/20) or 6000540 (expires 8/30/20).

  • Brand
    Beaver-Visitec
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Marker Tip

    Inspect the marker's tip to ensure it is flat, not needle-like.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Distributed to the states of OH, NY, FL, MN, and KS.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, Ohio.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 26, 201812. FDA classified it Class II: Apr 27, 201823. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 9, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 28, 2019420182019
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

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

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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-1539-2018 (February 26, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1539-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 21, 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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