FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Nidek Inc: RT-5100 (Epic 5100) Refractor and RT 3100 Refractor: Product Usage: Instrument providing means of positioning spherical and cylindrical lenses, prisms and other optical devices in front of a subjects eye for purpose of determining refractive error and binocular functions.
- Recall number
- Z-1245-2016
- Recalling firm
- Nidek Inc
- Product
- RT-5100 (Epic 5100) Refractor and RT 3100 Refractor: Product Usage: Instrument providing means of positioning spherical and cylindrical lenses, prisms and other optical devices in front of a subjects eye for purpose of determining refractive error and binocular functions.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-02-29
- Posted
- 2016-03-24
- Terminated
- 2018-09-24
- Reason
- There has been a reoccurrence of an issue on the RT 5100 and RT 3100 Refractor of the Near Point Chart Arm lowering spontaneously with potential for slight injury to face or nose of patient.
- Root cause
- Component design/selection
- Action
- Nidek sent a Recall letters dated February 29, 2016 to all affected site. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Nidek Customer Service will be replacing the affected product with new parts to address this recall. For questions call Customer Service at 1-800-722-0219.
- Quantity
- 2703 separate serial numbers
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- serial numbers: See attached distribution list. 128 RT -3100 and 2565 RT-5100.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HKN
- Firm FEI
- 2936921
- Firm city
- Fremont
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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