Advanced Medical Optics (AMO), VISX WaveScan WaveFront System (software). Part Number 0070-1478. Advanced Medical Optics, Santa Clara, CA 95051.
This recall has been terminated (originally issued January 23, 2008).
- Company
- Visx Inc
- Recall Initiated
- May 30, 2007
- Posted
- January 23, 2008
- Terminated
- April 17, 2008
- Recall Number
- Z-0365-2008
- Quantity
- 196 systems are affected in the U.S. and 133 outside of the U.S.
- Firm Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Official Source
- View on FDA website ↗
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
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.
Lot / Code Info
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
Root Cause
Software design
Action Taken
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).