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Device product

Sovereign¿ Compact Phacoemulsification System, v 5.3, Part Number: CMP680300. The system is used for cataract surgery.

Z-1670-2013

May 23, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.
Event
Event 65292
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
534 systems
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1670-2013

Official wording

Reason: Abbott Medical Optics Inc. (AMO) initiated this Urgent Notice of Medical Device Correction and Advisory Notice to all customers who use the AMO Sovereign¿ Compact Phacoemulsification System, Version 5.3, because it has the potential to lose the vacuum tone mode during surgery.

Code information: Product Name: Sovereign¿ Compact Console Universal, Part Number: CMP680300. The Sovereign¿ Compact console is identified with a unique, sequentially assigned 3 digit number identified below as XXX. For Sovereign¿ Compact systems manufactured at the Third Party Manufacturer, Sanmina-SCI Corporation, the serial number format is YYYY35XXX where Y is for the year manufactured and "35" designates manufacturing at Sanmina-SCI Corporation. The Sanmina-SCI Corporation started manufacturing the Sovereign¿ Compact v 5.3 systems in February 2012. For Sovereign¿ Compact systems manufactured at the AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC facility in Milpitas, CA the serial number format is YYYY80XXX where Y is for the year manufactured and "80" designates manufacturing at Milpitas. The Milpitas facility started manufacturing the v 5.3 systems in February 2013. The serial number is contained in the Product Identification Label (part number Z352548) that is attached to the rear of the console for systems manufactured.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution, including Nationwide (US) and countries in Latin America, EMEA, and APAC.

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Abbott Medical Optics Inc. (AMO) initiated this Urgent Notice of Medical Device Correction and Advisory Notice to all customers who use the AMO Sovereign¿ Compact Phacoemulsification System, Version 5.3, because it has the potential to lose the vacuum tone mode during surgery.