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title: "Phoroptor VRx Digital Refraction System Model Numbers: 16242 — FDA record Z-1501-2025 | Is It on Recall"
description: "The head of the phoropter head could come loose and potentially detach due to a default in the assembly."
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# Phoroptor VRx Digital Refraction System Model Numbers: 16242 — FDA record Z-1501-2025

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](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Phoroptor VRx Digital Refraction System Model Numbers: 16242
- **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**: 1876 units
- **Agency-reported status**: Ongoing
- **Source record identifier**: Z-1501-2025

[Open the official record](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-1501-2025%22)

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Model Numbers: 16242; UDI-DI: 00812559011730; 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. |

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## 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.

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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

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## What to do next

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[Read the current instructions](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-1501-2025%22)

## Related records

[Medical devices records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/medical-devices/) [Reichert, Inc. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/reichert-inc/)