Recall archive / FDA device enforcement
Phoroptor VRx Digital Refraction System Model Numbers: 16241 — FDA record Z-1500-2025
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Feb 28, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Phoroptor VRx Digital Refraction System Model Numbers: 16241
- Reason
- The head of the phoropter head could come loose and potentially detach due to a default in the assembly.
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Reichert, Inc.
- Quantity
- 122 units
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-1500-2025
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Model Numbers: (1) 16241; UDI-DI: (1) 00812559011716; Serial Numbers: TBD; Note: The majority of units within the scope of the planned recall are older devices which do not have a UDI on the label. |
Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.
Distribution
Domestic: Nationwide Distribution. International: Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.
States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Apr 9, 2025
- Recall initiation date
- Feb 28, 2025
- Center classification date
- Mar 31, 2025
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.