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Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.: STAR S4 IR Excimer System (STAR S4 IR) Mfg by AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC 510 Cottonwood Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 The STAR Excimer Laser System, a class Ill device, is indicated for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) eye surgery in certain patient populations.
- Recall number
- Z-1541-2013
- Recalling firm
- Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.
- Product
- STAR S4 IR Excimer System (STAR S4 IR) Mfg by AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC 510 Cottonwood Drive Milpitas, CA 95035 The STAR Excimer Laser System, a class Ill device, is indicated for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) eye surgery in certain patient populations.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-05-28
- Posted
- 2013-06-13
- Terminated
- 2014-11-12
- Reason
- Under specific conditions, there is an unlikely potential to result in inadvertent laser firing of the laser.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- AMO Manufacturing sent an Advisory Notice dated May 28, 2013, to all affected customers via Federal Express. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to distribute the attached advisory notice to all affected customers in their assigned region. Customers were instructed to notify each surgeion at their site and complete and return the attached form to AMO via fax as an an acknowledgement of receipt of this advisory notice and that they understand the information contained within the letter. Customers with questions were instructed to contact their regional contact. For questions regarding this recall call 408-273-4016.
- Quantity
- 1,882, total all systems
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britian, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey, Japan, Spain, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Taiwan, Mexico, South Korea, Venezuela, Paraquay, South Korea, Russian Federation, Costa Rico, Portugal, Uruquay, Martinique, Israel, Bolivia, Ecuador, Lebanon, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Kuwait, Ukraine, Guatemala, Phillipines, Trinidad, Tobago, Mongolia, Jordan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Oman, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Peru, Bolivia, Croatia, Romania, Yemen, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Libyia, Slovakia, Algeria, El Salvador, and Cyprus. .
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model 0030-2450 - all serial numbers of STAR Excimer Laser Systems that were manufactured prior to 26-Jul-2011.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P930016S019"]
- Product code
- LZS
- Firm FEI
- 3006695864
- Firm city
- Milpitas
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- 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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