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# Alcon Recalls Ophthalmic Cannula Due to Leaks
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/alcon-recalls-ophthalmic-cannula-due-to-leaks/
- Published: 2016-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:05:15.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5135754

Alcon has recalled its Ophthalmic Valved Trocar Cannula (23G and 25G) because the devices have the potential to leak beyond their design specification. They provide access into the posterior segment of the eye for surgical instruments within the frame of 23G and 25G Pars-Plana-Vitrectomy surgeries, according to an agency [recall notice](http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=144962&ref=fdaweb.com). The FDA-determined reason for the defect was process control-related, it says.