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Class IIIOngoingZ-2046-2025

LUMITHERA INC recalls Brand Name: Valeda Light Delivery System Product Name: Light Based Device for Dry Age…

LUMITHERA INCPoulsbo, WA, United StatesReported Jul 9, 2025 · 1 year ago
Legal News Analyst ·

Reason for recall

U.S. customers were shipped devices that were configured for the European Union and were unable to plug the device in the electrical outlet.

Affected product

Check your device

Enter a lot, serial, REF, or UDI number from your device's label to check it against this recall's listed codes.

Brand Name: Valeda Light Delivery System Product Name: Light Based Device for Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration Product Description: Light Based Device for Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration Component: No

Lot / code information

Lot #
Code:
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720172/16D20250311T
Serial #
20172
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720166/16D20250311W
Serial #
20166
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720167/16D20250311X
Serial #
20167
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720168/16D20250311Y
Serial #
20168
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720169/16D20250311Z
Show 9 more code fields
Serial #
20169
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720175/16D20250311W
Serial #
20175
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720177/16D20250311Y
Serial #
20177
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720178/16D20250311Z
Serial #
20178 Update 14 May 2025:
UDI
+B749200001030/$$+720170/16D20250311R
Serial #
20170

What the firm is doing

On 05/08/2025, the firm initiated sending customers an "Valeda - Return" email to inform them that the Valeda system that was distributed to them was sent with the wrong configuration. Customer were instructed to use the attached return label and return the systems back to LumiThera.

DistributionShow details

US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, FL, IL, ND, TN, TX.

Class IIIWhat this means

Use of the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Sources & references

Taylor Coteus
Legal News Analyst

Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.

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