Opthalmic: PASCAL Synthesis is an ophthalmic scanning laser system
Medical device recall Z-2405-2016. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 17, 2016.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Aug 17, 2016. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 205 units (21 in US, 184 OUS) how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Topcon discovered an anomaly with titration, only when EpM is turned on during the titration process. This event may occur if the user turns on EpM, turns off the Landmark (LM) function (with any EpM supported pattern) and then enters titration mode.
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Which ones are recalled?
Opthalmic: PASCAL Synthesis is an ophthalmic scanning laser system. The system can perform single shot photocoagulation as is performed conventionally.
205 units (21 in US, 184 OUS), in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Model PASCAL Synthesis (532/577). Serial numbers: United States: 79056215 79064615 77055414 79065715 79088615 79088415 79063115 79081015 79095816 79085715 77050213 77050313 77052113 77052913 79088916 79081615 77051913 77052313 77053113…
Every code shown here, 1,916 characters
Model PASCAL Synthesis (532/577). Serial numbers: United States: 79056215 79064615 77055414 79065715 79088615 79088415 79063115 79081015 79095816 79085715 77050213 77050313 77052113 77052913 79088916 79081615 77051913 77052313 77053113 79071415 79073815 77053613 79081515. ROW: 79087915 79073715 79074915 79075415 79075515 79076315 79076515 79076715 79076915 77055714 79050314 79050614 79050714 79050914 79051114 79051214 79051414 79051714 79052114 79052214 79052314 79052714 79052814 79052914 79053014 79053214 79053314 79054014 79054114 79054214 79054414 79054714 79054814 79055014 79055314 79055414 79055715 79057915 79058015 79058115 79058215 79059715 79059815 79064315 79065115 79065215 79065415 79065915 79067515 79067615 79067715 79068015 79068115 79068715 79069915 79070515 79071115 79072415 79072615 79072715 79072815 79072915 79073215 79073315 79073615 79077415 79077915 79078015 79079515 79082115 79084815 79086815 79086915 79087615 79088315 79089116 79090316 79090516 79090616 79093816 79094416 79095416 79095516 79074015 79074315 79074515 77052613 78051014 78051414 78051514 79051914 79053514 79053614 79053814 79053914 79054914 79056615 79057015 79057115 79057315 79057615 79058515 79060015 79060115 79060215 79060315 79060415 79060515 79060915 79061015 79061115 79061215 79061315 79061415 79061715 79062115 79062515 79062615 79062715 79062815 79063315 79063815 79063915 79064115 79064515 79064815 79065015 79065515 79066315 79066415 79066515 79066915 79068315 79068415 79068815 79070315 79070715 79070815 79070915 79071315 79071815 79072015 79080815 79080915 79081115 79082715 79082915 79083015 79084215 79085015 79087015 79087115 79093416 77055113 77055213 79068615 79069815 79091916 77055914 77053913 77054013 77054113 77054213 77054313 79077315 79091116 77055514 79058615 79059415 79071515 79063415 79066615 79063015 78050414 79061615 79062915 79066115 79070115 79092016 79092316 79092416 79079915.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Canada, Mexico, Japan, Netherlands, Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and United Kingdom.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Jul 15, 2016.
- FDA classified it on Aug 11, 2016.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Aug 17, 2016.
- FDA terminated it on Jan 29, 2019.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Topcon Medical Laser Systems, Inc, of Santa Clara, CA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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