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      "status": "Terminated",
      "city": "Milpitas",
      "state": "CA",
      "country": "United States",
      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "66304",
      "recalling_firm": "Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.",
      "address_1": "510 Cottonwood Dr",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "95035-7403",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Japan, and Latin America.",
      "recall_number": "Z-0048-2014",
      "product_description": "STAR Excimer Laser System with Variable Spot Scanning, Model: STAR S4, Catalog Number: 0030-4077, Product is manufactured and distributed by AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC, Milpitas, CA    The STAR Excimer Laser Systems are indicated for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), and phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) eye surgery in certain patient populations.",
      "product_quantity": "834 units in total",
      "reason_for_recall": "This corrective action will address an identified failure of the lamp and illumination system within the laser unit caused by an unexpected failure of a thyristor component on the AC Power Distribution Printed Circuit Board (PCB).",
      "recall_initiation_date": "20130916",
      "center_classification_date": "20131022",
      "termination_date": "20141112",
      "report_date": "20131030",
      "code_info": "All units of these models: STAR S2 Excimer Laser System; STAR S3 ActiveTrak; STAR S4 with Variable Spot Scanning; and STAR S41R; There are no expiration dates for the STAR Excimer Laser Systems."
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