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WaveLight FS200 Femtosecond Laser System Alcon Product Code 8065990714 WaveLight Model 1025 Software Version: Version Bl

FDA device recall Z-2292-2011 · posted 2011-05-25 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Wavelight AG
Reason for recall
The software calculating the patterns were found to has a rounding error for certain parameter ranges. These rounding errors could result in an incomplete cut in the donor or patient tissue.
Action taken
WaveLight AG sent an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION letter April 18, 2011 to the affected customers. The letter identified the product, problem and the action to be taken by the customer. The letter advised the customers to discontinue keratoplasty cuts with the WaveLight FS200 until the new version can be installed. Alcon will contact you to schedule a visit of a service engineer at your site, to disable the keratoplasty function in your device, until a new software version can be installed to fix this problem. If you have experienced a product problem or adverse event related to this medical device correction, please contact Alcon Medical Safety at 1-800-561-6466, option 3. Customers were requested to complete the attached reply form to acknowledge receipt of this notification and fax it to ( 817) 916-9087.
Root cause
Other
Status
Terminated
Product code
HNO
Quantity affected
55 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA including states of TX, KS, NC, CA, FL, OH, SC, MD, VA and NY and countries of Switzerland, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Australia, India, Malay
Date initiated
2011-04-18
Date posted
2011-05-25
Date terminated
2011-09-23
Location
Pressath, Germany

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