Events

Recall of Device Recall WaveScan WaveFront System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Visx 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
    39353
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0365-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-05-30
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-01-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2008-04-17
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=55273
  • 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
    Excimer Laser System - Product Code LZS
  • Reason
    Erroneous treatment calculations - two software caused errors; in combination, in the wavescan system software, will result in an erroneous treatment calculation (overcorrection) in patients. (1) installation of software for a certain brand of computer (dedicated computing llc) can cause a software registry setting for an algorithm that identifies image reflection to be erroneously set in the "off.
  • Action
    AMO sent an Action Required notification on May 30, 2007, to AMO Certified Physicians. The letter included a CD software update (0070-1721) to be installed by users that provided correct registry parameter settings. Upon completion of installation, a confirmation form will print out. Customers are requested to fax back confirmation to AMO (408-773-7055).

Device

Device Recall WaveScan WaveFront System
  • Model / Serial
    System Serial Numbers affected include: 75447, 75448, 76086, 75389, 70170, 76092, 76004, 76020, 76070, 76128, 75391, 75413, 75416, 75417, 75423, 75441, 75442, 76043, 76046, 76048, 76082, 76091, 76121, 76144, 76147, 75419, 76122, 75257, 75385, 75386, 76003, 76022, 76111, 76018, 75390, 76050, 76098, 75420, 76071, 76075, 76114, 75411, 75425, 76123, 76124, 76136, 75384, 75421, 76002, 76023, 75449, 76084, 76119, 76085, 76033, 76036, 76083, 76076, 76052, 76089, 76067, 75444, 75450, 76047, 76099, 76146, 76026, 75424, 76095, 75410, 76106, 75392, 75409, 75428, 75452, 76025, 76032, 76045, 76053, 76097, 70213, 70256, 70316, 70776, 75358, 75418, 75430, 75431, 75432, 76042, 76044, 76049, 76051, 76077, 76078, 76108, 76109, 76116, 76126, 76141, 76035, 76087, 76112, 75398, 76115, 76013, 76120, 76057, 75387, 76021, 76125, 76127, 76130, 76135, 75422, 76069, 75415, 76110, 76137, 76161, 76163, 70419, 70869, 75403, 76096, 76142, 70304, 70160, 70250, 70666, 70753, 70890, 75028, 75402, 75405, 75426, 75429, 75436, 76007, 76027, 76029, 76031, 76037, 76065, 76068, 76073, 78074, 76079, 76103, 76117, 76139, 76140, 76143, 76150, 76151, 76153, 76155, 76156, 76157, 76159, 76160,76162, 70272, 70280, 70297, 70706, 70872, 75297, 75359, 75404, 76059, 76061, 76063, 76081, 76149, 75397, 75399, 70541, 70774, 70904, 75412, 75437, 76017, 70043, 70394, 75401, 75439, 76066, 76080, 76088, 76148, 76058, 76090, 70271, 70353, 70398, 70409, 70734, 76006, 76009, 76028, 76154, 76158, 76145, 70855, 76038, 76062, 75433, 70864, 75394, 75434, 76138, 71704, 70217, 70485, 70491, 70690, 75281, 76104, 75406, 75414, 75427, 76015, 70286, 70440, 70476, 70765, 70882, 75400, 75446, 76005, 75388, 76024, 76039, 76129, 70588, 70603, 75445, 76040, 70597, 70175, 70178, 76094, 70759, 70336, 70637, 75230, 76093, 76105, 75121, 76019, 76056, 76060, 70333, 70341, 70365, 70379, 70428, 75113, 76001, 76054, 70691, 75109, 76107, 70299, 75234, 70554, 70653, 75236, 76011, 76152, 70474, 70495, 70542, 75440, 76101, 76118, 76113, 75435, 76012, 70031, 70032, 70036, 70092, 70227, 70580, 70608, 70721, 75172, 75395, 75408, 75443, 75451, 76016, 76030, 76034, 76072, 76100, 76064, 70080, 70221, 70283, 75328, 75396, 75438, 75407, 70159, 70241, 70350, 76008, 76010, 76014, 70650, 70732, 76055, 76102, 70457, and 76041
  • Product Classification
    Ophthalmic Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO,MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK,OR,PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV and countries of Canada and Mexico.
  • Product Description
    Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), VISX WaveScan WaveFront System (software). Part Number 0070-1478. Advanced Medical Optics, Santa Clara, CA 95051.
  • Manufacturer
    Visx Inc

Manufacturer

Visx Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Visx Inc, 3400 Central Expressway, Santa Clara CA 95051
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Johnson & Johnson
  • Source
    USFDA