Class 2 Device Recall ORA System with VerifEye

• Date Initiated by Firm: June 30, 2017
• Create Date: August 21, 2017
• Recall Status: Terminated on August 27, 2019
• Recall Number: Z-3049-2017
• Recall Event ID: 77823
• Product Classification: intraocular lens surgery system - Product Code NCF
• Product: ORA System with VerifEye+ Cart, Catalog Number 8065998307 For use during intraocular lens surgery
• Code Information: Serial numbers: C5013,C5014,C5015,C5016,C5017,C5018,C5019,C5020,C5021,C5023,C5024,C5025,C5026,C5027,C5028,C5029,C5030,C5031,C5032,C5033,C5034,C5035,C5036,C5038,C5039,C5040,C5041,C5042,C5043,C5044, C5045,C5046,C5047,C5048,C5049,C5050,C5051,C5053,C5054,C5055,C5059,C5060,C5061,C5062,C5064, C5065,C5066,C5069,C5071,C5075,C5076,C5077,C5078,C5079,C5080,C5081,C5082,C5083,C5090,C5093, C5094,C5097,C5098,C5101,C5102,C5105,C5106,C5107,C5108,C5109,C5110,C5111,C5112,C5113,C5116, C5117,C5119,C5120,C5121,C5122,C5125,C5126,C5127,C5128,C5129,C5130,C5131,C5132,C5133,C5134, C5136,C5137,C5138,C5139,C5140,C5141,C5142,C5143,C5144,C5146,C5147,C5148,C5149,C5150,C5151, C5152,C5153,C5154,C5155,C5156,C5157,C5158,C5159,C5160,C5161,C5163,C5164,C5165,C5166,C5167, C5168,C5169,C5170,C5171,C5173,C5174,C5175,C5176,C5177,C5178,C5179,C5180,C5181,C5182,C5183, C5184,C5185,C5186,C5187,C5188,C5189,C5190,C5191,C5192,C5193,C5194,C5195,C5196,C5197,C5198, C5199,C5200,C5201,C5202,C5203,C5204,C5205,C5207,C5214,C5215,C5216,C5217,C5218,C5219,C5220, C5221,C5222,C5223,C5224,C5225,C5226,C5227,C5228,C5229,C5230,C5231,C5232,C5233,C5238,C5239, C5240,C5241,C5242,C5243,C5244,C5245,C5246,C5248,C5249,C5250,C5251,C5252,C5253,C5255,C5256, C5257,C5258,C5259,C5260,C5261,C5262,C5263,C5264,C5265,C5266,C5267,C5268,C5269,C5270,C5271, C5272,C5273,C5274,C5276,C5277,C5278,C5279,C5280,C5281,C5282,C5283,C5284,C5285,C5286,C5287, C5288,C5289,C5290,C5291,C5292,C5293,C5294,C5295,C5296,C5297,C5298,C5299,C5300,C5301,C5302, C5303,C5304,C5305,C5306,C5307,C5308,C5309,C5310,C5311,C5312,C5313,C5314,C5315,C5316,C5317, C5318,C5319,C5320,C5321,C5322,C5323,C5326,C5328,C5329,C5330,C5334,C5335,C5336,C5339,C5340, C5341,C5343,C5348,C5349,C5350,C5352,C5353,C5354,C5355,C5356,C5357,C5358,C5359,C5360,C5361, C5362,C5363,C5364,C5365,C5366,C5368,C5369,C5370,C5371,C5372,C5373,C5374,C5375,C5376,C5377, C5378,C5379,C5380,C5381,C5382,C5383,C5384,C5385,C5386,C5387,C5388,C5389,C5390,C5391,C5392, C5393,C5394,C5395,C5396,C5397,C5398,C5399,C5400,C5401,C5402,C5403,C5404,C5405,C5406,C5407, C5408,C5409,C5410,C5411,C5412,C5413,C5414,C5415,C5416,C5417,C5418,C5434,C5435,C5436,C5437, C5438,C5439,C5440,C5441,C5442,C5443,C5444,C5446,C5448,C5449,C5451,C5452,C5453,C5454,C5456, C5458,C5462,C5463,C5464,C5465,C5466,C5467,C5469,C5471,C5473,C5475,C5476,C5477,C5478,C5479, C5484,C5485,C5486,C5487,C5488,C5489,C5490,C5493,C5494,C5495,C5496,C5497,C5499,C5500,C5501, C5502,C5503,C5507,C5508,C5509,C5510,C5511,C5512,C5515,C5516,C5517,C5518,C5519,C5520,C5521, C5522,C5524,C5525,C5526,C5527,C5528,C5529,C5530,C5532,C5533,C5534,C5535,C5536,C5537,C5538, C5539,C5544,C5545,C5546,C5547,C5549,C5550,C5553,C5555
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Alcon Research, Ltd.; 6201 South Fwy; Fort Worth TX 76134-2099
• For Additional Information Contact: Wes Warnock; 817-615-2501
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Some ORA Carts have the potential to return an incorrect IOL power measurement during cataract surgery. This issue appears to have been caused by a software coding error that results in the lens coefficients for an IOL model being downloaded from the Alcon server in an incorrect order.
• FDA Determined Cause: Software design
• Action: The Market Action was initiated with Initial telephone contact to all affected customers starting June 30, 2017. These customers were informed of the issue, and advised not to use their ORA Carts for calculations with the lens model affected on their specific system. A confirmatory letter (Attachment 4) was also sent via overnight mail to these customers July 12, 2017. As of July 12, 2017, Alcon has identified 8 ORA Carts that are affected by the software coding error. Alcon has reset the IOL databases on all 8 of the identified affected ORA Carts.
• Quantity in Commerce: 429 units
• Distribution: Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide and Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Thailand, UAE, and United Kingdom
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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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.