Reported Dec 17, 2014 · Terminated

Schoitz weights are manual devices used with Schoitz tonometers and are intended to measure intraocular pressure by…

Instrumed International, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Instrumed International, Inc. · 626 Cooper Ct · Schaumburg, IL · 60173-4537

Is this the product you have?

  • Schoitz weights are manual devices used with Schoitz tonometers and are intended to measure intraocular pressure by applying a known force on the globe of the eye and measuring the amount of indentation produced (Schiotz type) or to measure intraocular tension by applanation (applying a small flat disk to the cornea) and are sold under the Ambler Surgical brand name.
Lot codes and dates

11 of 11 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
Schoitz Weights 7.5 grams
720-55812Instrumed
Trade Name: Ambler Surgical
Ambler Surgical Product Name: Schoitz Weights 7.5 grams
5754BAmbler Surgical
Lot Number: 050411. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Schoitz Weights 15.0 grams
720-55822Instrumed
Trade Name: Ambler Surgical
Ambler Surgical Product Name: Schoitz Weights 15.0 grams
5754FAmbler Surgical
Lot Number: 050411.
Amount recalled
3 Schoitz weights

This recall covers 28 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 27 are below.

15 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to market the devices as "Pre-Amendment" devices.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 29, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:48 PM UTC

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