Events

Recall of Device Recall AUTO REF/KERATOMETER ARK1s

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

What is this?

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
    79553
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1348-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-20
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=162625
  • 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
    Refractometer, ophthalmic - Product Code HKO
  • Reason
    There is possibly a difference between the measured dioptric value of the subjective measurement mode and the objective measurement mode on ark-1s.
  • Action
    Customers were notified via letter on about 12/20/2017. The letter instructed consignees that a representative from Marco Ophthalmic, Inc. will make arrangements for the affected unit to be picked up and replaced with an ARK-S unit that meets factory specifications.

Device

Device Recall AUTO REF/KERATOMETER ARK1s
  • Model / Serial
    Model No. ARK-1s, Serial No. 620337, 620340, 620341, 620343, 620345, 620349, 620350, 620355, 620356, 620359, 620363, 620370, 620371, 620374, 620376, 620377, 620380, 620381, 620384, 620387, 620389, 620391, 620394, 620398, 620400, 620403, 620404, 620407, 620410, 620412, 620415, 620417, 620418, 620420, 620422, 620425, 620427, 620429, 620433, 620435, 620437, 620440, 620444, 620445, 620447, 620450, 620452, 620454, 620455, 620459, 620462, 620464, 620466, 620469, 620471, 620474, 620477, 620478, 620480, 620482, 620485, 620487, 620489.
  • Product Classification
    Ophthalmic Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed domestically to AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MI, MO, MT, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV.
  • Product Description
    AUTO REF/KERATOMETER ARK-1s
  • Manufacturer
    Nidek Inc.

Manufacturer

Nidek Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Nidek Inc., 47651 Westinghouse Dr, Fremont CA 94539-7474
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Nidek Co. Ltd.
  • Source
    USFDA