FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Nidek Inc.: AUTO REF/KERATOMETER ARK-1s
- Recall number
- Z-1348-2018
- Recalling firm
- Nidek Inc.
- Product
- AUTO REF/KERATOMETER ARK-1s
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-12-20
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-03-18
- Reason
- There is possibly a difference between the measured dioptric value of the subjective measurement mode and the objective measurement mode on ARK-1s.
- Root cause
- Equipment maintenance
- Action
- Customers were notified via letter on about 12/20/2017. The letter instructed consignees that a representative from Marco Ophthalmic, Inc. will make arrangements for the affected unit to be picked up and replaced with an ARK-S unit that meets factory specifications.
- Quantity
- 63 untis
- Distribution
- Distributed domestically to AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MI, MO, MT, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model No. ARK-1s, Serial No. 620337, 620340, 620341, 620343, 620345, 620349, 620350, 620355, 620356, 620359, 620363, 620370, 620371, 620374, 620376, 620377, 620380, 620381, 620384, 620387, 620389, 620391, 620394, 620398, 620400, 620403, 620404, 620407, 620410, 620412, 620415, 620417, 620418, 620420, 620422, 620425, 620427, 620429, 620433, 620435, 620437, 620440, 620444, 620445, 620447, 620450, 620452, 620454, 620455, 620459, 620462, 620464, 620466, 620469, 620471, 620474, 620477, 620478, 620480, 620482, 620485, 620487, 620489.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HKO
- 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
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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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