FDA (Devices) recall action 96266
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The head of the phoropter head could come loose and potentially detach due to a default in the assembly.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Reichert is recalling 1,876 units of the Phoroptor VRx Digital Refraction System (Model 16242) due to an assembly defect that could cause the refraction head to detach during eye examinations.
Reichert, Inc. is recalling 122 units of the Phoroptor VRx Digital Refraction System Model 16241 due to an assembly defect that could cause the device head to become loose and potentially detach.