Events

Recall of ILED SURGICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by OLYMPUS CANADA INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    26949
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-03-12
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The cover plates on these surgical lights can be damaged by certain disinfectants. cracks can form around the screw connections of the cover plates and the material can become brittle and fragments break off.

Device

ILED SURGICAL LIGHTING SYSTEM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: ILED5 (Lot serial: 100268621 TO 100717475); Model Catalog: ILED3 (Lot serial: 100268621 TO 100717475); Model Catalog: ILED5K (Lot serial: 100268621 TO 100717475)
  • Product Description
    ILED SURGICAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS
  • Manufacturer
    OLYMPUS CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

OLYMPUS CANADA INC.