Events

Recall of AMO WHITESTAR SIGNATURE Phacoemulsification System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc..

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A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    47908
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1702-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-04-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-08-25
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-01-21
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=70499
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Opthalmic microsurgical system - Product Code HQC
  • Reason
    Amo initiated this field correction event after becoming aware of a trend in complaints associated with amo vitrectomy cutter used in conjunction with the amo whitestar signature phacoemulsification system. the physician may be unable to make a cut during cataract surgery.
  • Action
    On April 2, 2008, AMO began distribution of an Urgent Safety Notice to all customers in the United States via overnight carrier (Federal Express). The U.S safety notice was used as a template for all global AMO communications regarding the Urgent Safety Notice , many of which required translation into local language prior to distribution. Included in this correspondence is a listing of the serial numbers of the affected products. The Notice informed customers of the problem and gave the customers modifications to the Vitrectomy Cutter Priming Instructions. In addition, the notice informed the customers that an AMO Field Service Engineer will be scheduling a site visit to modify a pressure setting on the AMO Whitestar Signature system. Contact the AMO Phaco Technical support at 1-877-AMO-4LIFE for assistance. AMO will provide updates to the FDA, including all information regarding the recall effectiveness as part of the recall progress reports.

Device

AMO WHITESTAR SIGNATURE Phacoemulsification System
  • Model / Serial
    Product Number: NGP680300, Lot Numbers: 200750010, 200750016, 200750017, 200750018, 200750019, 200750020, 200750021, 200750024, 200750025, 200750027, 200750028, 200750031, 200750037, 200750042, 200750045, 200750046, 200750051, 200750052, 200750055, 200750056, 200750058, 200750065, 200750067, 200750068, 200750074, 200750079, 200750080, 200750090, 200750094, 200750100, 200750102, 200750110, 200750113, 200750136, 200750137, 200750138, 200750139, 200750140, 200750154, 200750158, 200750159, 200750160, 200750161, 200750162, 200750164, 200750166, 200750167, 200750194, 200750196, 200750199, 200750205, 200750206, 200750209, 200750215, 200750216, 200750222, 200750224, 200750226, 200750229, 200750235, 200850064, 200850066, 200850069, 200850089, 200850092, 200850108, 200850109, 200850111, 200850112, 200750038,  200750040, 200750043, 200750049, 200750064, 200750066, 200750070, 200750085, 200750087, 200750088, 200750089, 200750091, 200750096, 200750097, 200750105, 200750106, 200750107, 200750112, 200750114, 200750115, 200750117, 200750118, 200750119, 200750122, 200750123, 200750126, 200750127, 200750142, 200750143, 200750144, 200750145, 200750146, 200750148, 200750150, 200750151, 200750152, 200750153, 200750155, 200750163, 200750168, 200750169, 200750170, 200750171, 200750173, 200750175, 200750176, 200750177, 200750178, 200750179, 200750184, 200750185, 200750187, 200750189, 200750190, 200750191, 200750192, 200750195, 200750232, 200750238, 200750239, 200750240, 200750242, 200750243, 200750244, 200850001, 200850002, 200850003, 200850015, 200850017, 200850018, 200850020, 200850021, 200850022, 200850026, 200850027, 200850028, 200850037,  200850040,  200850041, 200850043, 200850044, 200850045, 200850046, 200850047, 200850049, 200850050, 200850051, 200850052, 200850053, 200850055, 200850056, 200850057, 200850058, 200850059, 200850073, 200850074, 200850075, 200850076, 200850078, 200850079, 200850080, 200850081, 200850082, 200850083, 200850084, 200850085, 200850086, 200850098, 200850099, 200850100, 200850102, 200850103, 200850106, 200850114, 200850122,  200750047, 200750073, 200750095, 200750099, 200750156, 200850007, 200850060
  • Product Classification
    Ophthalmic Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide and to: AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, HI, IL, IN, MD, NC, ND, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, SC, TX & WA and worldwide to: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, Spain, France, Great Britain, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Saudia Arabia, Sweden, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, India, New Zealand and Singapore
  • Product Description
    Opthalmic microsurgical system-AMO WHITESTAR SIGNATURE Phacoemulsification System, Product Number NGP680300. The device is a modular ophthalmic microsurgical system that facilitates both anterior segment (i.e., cataract) and posterior segment (i.e., vitreoretinal) ophthalmic surgery.
  • Manufacturer
    Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

Manufacturer

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., 1700 E Saint Andrew Pl, Santa Ana CA 92705-4933
  • Source
    USFDA