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Candela Laser Corporation: Candela Smoothbeam Laser System Model Numbers: 9914-00-0820 9914-06-0820 9914-07-0820 9914-08-0820 9914-10-0820 Units are the same except for color

Recall number
Z-0291-04
Recalling firm
Candela Laser Corporation
Product
Candela Smoothbeam Laser System Model Numbers: 9914-00-0820 9914-06-0820 9914-07-0820 9914-08-0820 9914-10-0820 Units are the same except for color
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2003-11-25
Posted
2004-01-01
Terminated
2006-12-06
Reason
Laser may pulse and not dispense cryogen resulting in patient injury
Root cause
Other
Action
Candela notified direct customers and distributors by letter dated 11125/03 and issued Certified Mail. Accounts are requested to perform two tests on the unit to determine if the unit has the problem. If a unit fails, Candela's Field Service will make the repair. Distributors are requested to notify their customers.
Quantity
506 units
Distribution
Nationwide Foreign: Canada,Thailand, Germany, Spain , Japan, Italy, Greece, Saudi Arabia, UK, France, Switzerland, Mexico, Ukraine, Kuwait, Netherlands.
Lot, serial or model codes
Serial Numbers:  9914-0820-0101 thru 9914-0820-0602 9914-0820-P2 9914-0820-P4 9914-0820-P5 9914-0820-P6
510(k) numbers
["K022884","K013825","K030834","K030846"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
GEX
Firm FEI
1218402
Firm city
Wayland
Firm state
MA
Firm country
not on file

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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Publisher
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
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Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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