FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Abbott Medical Optics Inc (AMO): AMO Tecnis 1-Piece Intraocular Lens (Model ZCB00)
- Recall number
- Z-0605-2010
- Recalling firm
- Abbott Medical Optics Inc (AMO)
- Product
- AMO Tecnis 1-Piece Intraocular Lens (Model ZCB00)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-11-11
- Posted
- 2010-01-12
- Terminated
- 2012-07-25
- Reason
- Abbott Medical Optics (AMO) has received complaints of some Tecnis 1-Piece IOLs (model ZCB00) have adhered to the lens optic after insertion into the eye. This can lead to a need for additional manipulation to separate the haptics from the optic during surgery which could lead to an injury.
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- Beginning on Friday, November 6, 2009, AMO began distribution of the Recall Notification Letter via Federal Express to the 874 AMO Tecnis 1-piece IOL customer accounts in the US. Included with the Recall Notification letter is a facsimile delivery confirmation that each customer was instructed to fax back to AMO to confirm receipt of the Recall Notification Letter. --- Beginning on Monday, November 9, 2009, AMO began distribution of the Recall Notification letter to the AMO Tecnis 1-piece IOL customer/distributors accounts outside the USA. "THIS RECALL NOTIFICATION DOES NOT INVOLVE TECNIS 1-PIECE IOL THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLANTED. ONCE THE HAPTICS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED, THESE LENSES FUNCTION PROPERLY." Questions should be directed to an AMO Customer Service Representative at 1-877-AMO-4LIFE (1-877-266-4543).
- Quantity
- 246000 Lenses
- Distribution
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. INTERNATIONAL: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Lichtenstein, Libya, Martinique, Netherlands, Poland, Palestine, Portugal, Saudi Arabic, Sweden, Slovenia, Turkey, and South Africa.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All Serial numbers of tecnis 1-Piece Intraocular Lenses that were processed through lens surface treatment at the AMO PR facility between May 19 and October 16, 2009 - with serial numbers ending in 0906, 0907, 0908, and 0909. and subset with serial numbers ending in 0905 and 0910. Expiration/Use By Date (YYYY-MM): 2011-05, 2011-06, 2011-07, 2011-08, 2011-09, and 2011-10
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P980040S015"]
- Product code
- HQL
- Firm FEI
- 3003843509
- Firm city
- Santa Ana
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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