Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1539-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

STAR S3 ActiveTrack Excimer System (STAR S3) 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.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: May 28, 2013

Date Posted: June 19, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1539-2013

Event ID: 65285

Reason for Recall:

Under specific conditions, there is an unlikely potential to result in inadvertent laser firing of the laser.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1,882 total all systems

Code Information:

Model 0030-4864 - all serial numbers of STAR Excimer Laser Systems that were manufactured prior to 26-Jul-2011.

Distribution Pattern:

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. .

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated