Alcon Laboratories, Inc: SKBM Microkeratome cutting tool

Recall number

Z-0612-03

Recalling firm

Alcon Laboratories, Inc

Product

SKBM Microkeratome cutting tool

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2002-11-18

Posted

2003-03-06

Terminated

2003-07-08

Reason

Degradation of glue causes glass movement resulting in misalignment that can cause deeper cuts than anticipated.

Root cause

Other

Action

Customers have been notified in writing of this recall action (11/18/2002), and instructed to return all SKBM and/or Lasitome microkeratome products. All returned product will be physically segregated and dispositioned by Alcon. Recall Effectiveness checks will be attempted between 10%-100% of the consignees.

Quantity

567

Distribution

Distribution was nationwide and to the following foreign countries: Spain, Taiwan, UK, Mexico, Brazil, India, France, Ireland, China, Lebanon, Germany, Australia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Japan, Netherland, Turkey, Korea, Romania, Latvia, Belgium, Switzerland, Malaysia, Thailand, Portugal, Phillipines, Canada, Sweden, Hungary, Argentina, Poland, Norway, Peru, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam, Ecuador, Ukraine, Cyprus, Singapore, Chile, Nepal, Honduras, Colombia, and the Czech Republic.

Lot, serial or model codes

All codes are affected by Safety Alert: 98-3002-005; 98-3002-01-017; 98-3002-02-001; 98-3002-02-002; 98-3002-02-007-03; 98-3002-03-001; 98-3002-03-003; 98-3002-03-004; 98-3002-03-006; 98-3002-03-007; 98-3002-03-010; 98-3002-03-013; 98-3002-03 018; 092K14; 98-3002-04-001; 98-3002-04-002; 98-3002-04-003; 98-3002-04-004; 98 3002-04-005; 98-3002-04-006; 98-3002-04-007; 98-3002-04-008; 98-3002-04-009; 98-3002-04-010; 98-3002-04-011; 98-3002-04-012; 98-3002-04-013; 98-3002-04-014; 98-3002-04-015; 98-3002-04-016; 98-3002-04-017; 98-3002-04-018; 98-3002-04-019; 98-3002-04-020; 98-3002-04-021; 98-3002-04-022; 98-3002-04-023; 98-3002-04-024; 98-3002-04-025; 98-3002-04-026; 98-3002-04-027; 98-3002-04-028; 98-3002-04-029; 98-3002-04-030; 99-0204-001-IR; 99-0204-002-IR; 99-0304-003-IR; 99-0304-004-IR; 99-0304-005-IR; 99-0304-006-IR; 99-0304-007-IR; 99-0304-008-IR; 99-0304-009-IR; 99-0304-010-IR; 99-0504-011 -IR; 99-0404-001-GE; 99-0404-002-GE; 99-0404-003-GE; 99-0404-004-GE; 99-0404-005-GE; 99-0404-006-GE; 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510(k) numbers

["K980675"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

HNO

Firm FEI

1610287

Firm city

Fort Worth

Firm state

TX

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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