Events

Recall of LX3 MICROSCOPE FLOOR STAND

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ALCON 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
    16790
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-06-02
  • 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
    Through alcon's monitoring process alcon has observed that multiple shipments or forceful impact to a caster on a luxor/lx3 microscope may stress the microscope base which could contribute to a caster breaking or detaching from the base. this may lead to the potential for physical injury from the microscope tipping or falling.

Device

LX3 MICROSCOPE FLOOR STAND
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1601025102X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1502857503X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1503261602X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1604011406X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1701277604X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1501088003X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1602750703X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1601093703X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1502672105X); Model Catalog: 8065752560 (Lot serial: 1503218902X)
  • Product Description
    LuxOR / LX3 Microscope Floor Stand Unit
  • Manufacturer
    ALCON CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

ALCON CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Novartis Ag
  • Source
    HC