Events

Recall of Device Recall SKBM Microkeratome

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Alcon Laboratories, 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
    25047
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0612-03
  • Event Initiated Date
    2002-11-18
  • Event Date Posted
    2003-03-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2003-07-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=25056
  • 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
    Keratome, Ac-Powered - Product Code HNO
  • Reason
    Degradation of glue causes glass movement resulting in misalignment that can cause deeper cuts than anticipated.
  • Action
    Customers have been notified in writing of this recall action (11/18/2002), and instructed to return all SKBM and/or Lasitome microkeratome products. All returned product will be physically segregated and dispositioned by Alcon. Recall Effectiveness checks will be attempted between 10%-100% of the consignees.

Device

Device Recall SKBM Microkeratome
  • Model / Serial
    All codes are affected by Safety Alert: 98-3002-005; 98-3002-01-017; 98-3002-02-001; 98-3002-02-002; 98-3002-02-007-03; 98-3002-03-001; 98-3002-03-003; 98-3002-03-004; 98-3002-03-006; 98-3002-03-007; 98-3002-03-010; 98-3002-03-013; 98-3002-03 018; 092K14; 98-3002-04-001; 98-3002-04-002; 98-3002-04-003; 98-3002-04-004; 98 3002-04-005; 98-3002-04-006; 98-3002-04-007; 98-3002-04-008; 98-3002-04-009; 98-3002-04-010; 98-3002-04-011; 98-3002-04-012; 98-3002-04-013; 98-3002-04-014; 98-3002-04-015; 98-3002-04-016; 98-3002-04-017; 98-3002-04-018; 98-3002-04-019; 98-3002-04-020; 98-3002-04-021; 98-3002-04-022; 98-3002-04-023; 98-3002-04-024; 98-3002-04-025; 98-3002-04-026; 98-3002-04-027; 98-3002-04-028; 98-3002-04-029; 98-3002-04-030; 99-0204-001-IR; 99-0204-002-IR; 99-0304-003-IR; 99-0304-004-IR; 99-0304-005-IR; 99-0304-006-IR; 99-0304-007-IR; 99-0304-008-IR; 99-0304-009-IR; 99-0304-010-IR; 99-0504-011 -IR; 99-0404-001-GE; 99-0404-002-GE; 99-0404-003-GE; 99-0404-004-GE; 99-0404-005-GE; 99-0404-006-GE; 99-0404-007-GE; 99-0404-011-IR; 99-0404-012-IR; 99-0404-013-IR; 99-0404-014-IR; 99-0404-015-IR; 99-0404-016-IR; 99-0404-017-IR; 99-0404-018-IR; 99-0504-001-GE; 99-0504-002-GE; 99-0504-003-GE; 99-0504-004-GE; 99-0504-005-GE; 99-0504-006-GE; 99-0504-007 GE; 99-0504-008-GE; 99-0504-009- GE; 99-0504-010-GE; 99-0504-019-IR; 99-0504-020-IR; 99-3002-04-001; 99-3002-04-002; 99-3002-04-003; 99-3002-04-004; 99-3002-04-005; 99-3002-04-006; 99-3002-04-007; 99-3002-04-008; 99-3002-04-009; 99-3002-04-010; 99-3002-04-011; 99-3002-04-012; 99-3002-04-013; 99-3002-04-014; MK31001; MK31002; MK31003; MK31004; MK31005; MK31006; MK31007; MK31008; MK31009; MK31010; MK31011; MK31012; MK31013; MK31014; MK31015; MK31016; MK31017; MK31018; MK31019; MK31020; MK31021; MK31022; MK31023; MK31024; MK31025; MK31026; MK31027; MK31028; MK31029; MK31030; MK31031; MK31032; MK31033; MK31034; MK31035; MK31036; MK31037; MK31038; MK31039; MK31040; MK31041; MK31042; MK31043; MK31044; MK31045; MK31046; MK31047; MK31048; MK31049; MK31050; MK31051; MK31052; MK31053; MK31054; MK31055; MK31056; MK31057; MK31058; MK31059; MK31060; MK31061; MK31062; MK31063; MK31064; MK31065; MK31066; MK31067; MK31068; MK31069; MK31070; MK31071; MK31072; MK31073; MK31074; MK31075; MK31076; MK31077; MK31078; MK6021/G; MK6022/G; MK6023/G; MK6024/G; MK6025/G; MK6026/G; MK6027/G; MK6028/G; MK6029/G; MK6030/G; MK6031/G; MK6032/G; MK6033/G; MK6034/G; MK6035/G; MK6036/G; MK6037/G; MK6038; MK6039; MK6040; MK6041/J; MK6042; MK6043/G; MK6044; MK6045; MK6046; MK6047; MK6048; MK6060E; MK7000; MK7001; MK7002; MK7003; MK7004; MK7005; MK7006; MK7007; MK7008; MK7009; MK7010; MK7011; MK7012; MK7013; MK7014; MK7015; MK7016; MK7017; MK7018; MK7019; MK7020; MK7021; MK7022; MK7023; MK7024; MK7025; MK7026; MK7027; MK7028; MK7029; MK7030; MK7031; MK7032; MK7033; MK7034; MK7035; MK7036; MK7037; MK7038; MK7039; MK7040; MK7041; MK7042; MK7043; MK7044; MK7045; MK7046; MK7047; MK7048; MK7049; MK7050; MK7051; MK7052; MK7053; MK7054; MK7055; MK7056; MK7057; MK7058; MK7059; MK7060; MK7061; MK7062; MK7063; MK7064; MK7065; MK7066; MK7067; MK7068; MK7069; MK7070; MK7071; MK7072; MK7073; MK7074; MK7075; MK7076; MK7077; MK7078; MK7079; MK7080; MK7081; MK7082; MK7083; MK7084; MK7085; MK7086; MK7087; MK7088; MK7089; MK7090; MK7091; MK7092; MK7093; MK7094; MK7095; MK7096; MK7097; MK7098; MK7099; MK7100; MK7101; MK7102; MK7103; MK7104; MK7105; MK7106; MK7107; MK7108; MK7109; MK7110; MK7111; MK7112; MK7113; MK7114; MK7115; MK7116; MK7117; MK7118; MK7119; MK7120; MK7121; MK7122; MK7123; MK7124; MK7125; MK7126; MK7127; MK7128; MK7129; MK7130; MK7131; MK7132; MK7133; MK7134; MK7135; MK7136; MK7137; MK7138; MK7139; MK7140; MK7141; MK7142; MK7143; MK7144; MK7145; MK7146; MK7147; MK7148; MK7149; MK7150; MK7151; MK7152; MK7153; MK7154; MK7155; MK7156; MK7157; MK7158; MK7159; MK7160; MK7161; MK7162; MK7163; MK7164; MK7165; MK7166; MK7167; MK7168; MK7169; MK7170; MK7171; MK7172; MK7173; MK7174; MK7175; MK7176; MK7177; MK7178; MK7179; MK7180; MK7181; MK7182; MK7183; MK7184; MK7185; MK7186; MK7187; MK7188; MK7189; MK7190; MK7191; MK7192; MK7193; MK7194; MK7195; MK7196; MK7197; MK7198; MK7199; MK7200; MK7201; MK7202; MK7203; MK7204; MK7205; MK7206; MK7207; MK7208; MK7209; MK7210; MK7211; MK7212; MK7213; MK7214; MK7215; MK7216; MK7217; MK7218; MK7219; MK7220; MK7221; MK7222; MK7223; MK7224; MK7225; MK7226; MK7227; MK7228; MK7229; MK7230; MK7231; MK7232; MK7233; MK7234; MK7235; MK7236; MK7237; MK7238; MK7239; MK7240; MK7241; MK7242; MK7243; MK7244; MK7245; MK7246; MK7247; MK7248; MK7249; MK7250; MK7251; MK7252; MK7253; MK7254; MK7255; MK7256; MK7257; MK7258; MK7259; MK7260; MK7261; MK7262; MK7263; MK7264; MK7265; MK7266; MK7267; MK7268; MK7269; MK7270; MK7271; MK7272; MK7273; MK7274; MK7275; MK7276; MK7277; MK7278; MK7279; MK7280; MK7281; MK7282; MK7283; MK7284; MK7285; MK7286; MK7287; MK7288; MK7289; MK7290; MK7291; MK7292; MK7293; MK7294; MK7295; MK7296; MK7297; MK7298; MK7299; MK7300; MK7301; MK7302; MK7303; MK7304 MK7305; MK7306; MK7307; MK7308; MK7309; MK7310; MK7311; MK7312; MK7313; MK7314; MK7315; MK7316; MK7317; MK7318; MK7319; MK7320; MK7321; MK7322; MK7323; MK7324; MK7325; MK7326; MK7327; MK7328; MK7329; MK7330; MK7331; MK7332; MK7333; MK7334; MK7335; MK7336; MK7337; MK7338; MK7339; MK7340; MK7341; MK7342; MK7343; MK7344; MK7345; MK7346; MK7347; MK7348; MK7349; MK7350; MK7351; MK7352; MK7353; MK7354; MK7355; MK7356; MK7357; MK7358; MK7359; MK7360; MK7361; MK7362; MK7363; MK7364; MK7365; MK7366; MK7367; MK7368; MK8000; MK8001; MK8002; MK8003; MK8004; MK8005; MK8006; MK8007; MK8008; MK8074; MK8075; MK8076; MK8077; MK8078; MK8079; MK8080; MK8081; MK8082; MK8083; MK8084; MK8085; MK8086; MK8087; MK8088; MK8089; MK8090; MK8091; MK8092; MK8093; MK8094; MK8095; MK8096; MK8097; MK8098; MK8099; MK8100; MK8101; MK8102; MK8103; MK8104; MK8105; MK8106; MK8107; MK8108; MK8109; MK8110; MK8111; MK8112; MK8113; MK8114; MK8115; MK8116; MK8117; MK8118; MK8119; MK8120; MK8121; MK8122; MK8123; MK8124; MK8125; MK8127; MK9001; MK9002; MK9003; MK9004; MK9005; MK9006; MK9007; MK9008; MK9009; MK9010; MK9012; MK8009; MK8010; MK8011; MK8012; MK8013; MK8014; MK8015; MK8016; MK8017; MK8018; MK8019; MK8020; MK8021; MK8022; MK8023; MK8024; MK8025; MK8026; MK8027; MK8028; MK8029; MK8030; MK8031; MK8032; MK8033; MK8034; MK8035; MK8036; MK8037; MK8038; MK8039; MK8040; MK8041; MK8042; MK8043; MK8044; MK8045; MK8046; MK8047; MK8048; MK8049; MK8050; MK8051; MK8052; MK8053; MK8054; MK8055; MK8056; MK8057; MK8058; MK8059; MK8060; MK8061; MK8062; MK8063; MK8064; MK8065; MK8066; MK8067; MK8068; MK8069; MK8070; MK8071; MK8072; MK8073
  • Product Classification
    Ophthalmic Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distribution was nationwide and to the following foreign countries: Spain, Taiwan, UK, Mexico, Brazil, India, France, Ireland, China, Lebanon, Germany, Australia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Japan, Netherland, Turkey, Korea, Romania, Latvia, Belgium, Switzerland, Malaysia, Thailand, Portugal, Phillipines, Canada, Sweden, Hungary, Argentina, Poland, Norway, Peru, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Ecuador, Ukraine, Cyprus, Singapore, Chile, Nepal, Honduras, Colombia, and the Czech Republic.
  • Product Description
    SKBM Microkeratome cutting tool
  • Manufacturer
    Alcon Laboratories, Inc

Manufacturer

Alcon Laboratories, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Alcon Laboratories, Inc, 6201 South Freeway, PO Box 6600, Fort Worth TX 76134-2099
  • Source
    USFDA