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Class 2 Device Recall WaveScan WaveFront System

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  Class 2 Device Recall WaveScan WaveFront System see related information
Date Initiated by Firm May 30, 2007
Date Posted January 23, 2008
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on April 17, 2008
Recall Number Z-0365-2008
Recall Event ID 39353
PMA Number P930016/S26 P930016S016 
Product Classification Excimer Laser System - Product Code LZS
Product Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), VISX WaveScan WaveFront System (software). Part Number 0070-1478. Advanced Medical Optics, Santa Clara, CA 95051.
Code Information 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
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Visx Inc
3400 Central Expressway
Santa Clara CA 95051
For Additional Information Contact Sandra Selvaggi
714-247-8656
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 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
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Software design
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).
Quantity in Commerce 196 systems are affected in the U.S. and 133 outside of the U.S.
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.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
PMA Database PMAs with Product Code = LZS and Original Applicant = AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC
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