Date Initiated by Firm |
June 09, 2014 |
Date Posted |
June 23, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on October 30, 2015 |
Recall Number |
Z-1853-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
68485 |
Product Classification |
Refractor, manual, non-powered, including phoropter - Product Code HKN
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Product |
RT-5100 Refractor and RT-3100 Refractor;
Distributed by MARCO Opthalmic: Manufactured by NIDEK CO., Ltd., Aichi, Japan.
Instrument provides means of positioning spherical and cylindrical lenses, prisms and other optical devices in front of a subject's eyes for purpose of determining refractive error and binocular functions. |
Code Information |
RT-5100 and RT-3100, various serial numbers. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Nidek Inc 47651 Westinghouse Dr Fremont CA 94539-7474
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For Additional Information Contact |
Neo Yamaguchi 510-353-7785
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Near Point Chart Arm of RT 5100 and RT-3100 Refractors may lower spontaneously with potential for patient injury.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Use error |
Action |
Recall/Field Correction letters were sent to doctors on June 9, 2014 with a preventive maintenance instruction to be performed on the device by user. Also included are the necessary tools to perform actions. Customers are to complete and return the Recall Response Card. Questions are to be directed to Customer Service.
Contact Information:
Customer Service: 1-800-891-1772
E-mail: RT-5100 update@noritsu.com |
Quantity in Commerce |
~4,285 units RT-5100; 167 units of RT-3100 |
Distribution |
US distribution only. |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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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.
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