FDA Recall: Flickering display screen

Company: Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Date of Enforcement Report: 3/18/2026
Class: II

PRODUCT

Brand Name: Welch Allyn, Inc. Product Name: Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener VS100 Model/Catalog Number: VS100 Software Version: Software version 3.2.0.1 Product Description: Welch Allyn Spot Vision Screener VS100, FDA product code name: Refractometer, ophthalmic One unit per package.

Recall Number:

Z-1573-2026

REASON:

Display screen may unintentionally flicker due to a software issue. Exposure to flickering lights may induce photosensitive seizure activity in susceptible individuals.

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER:

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

VOLUME:

59

DISTRIBUTION:

Worldwide – US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CO, IL, IN, KS, MA, NE, NJ, NM, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA and the countries of Colombia and India.

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