Events

Recall of MICROSCOPE STAND

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by CARL ZEISS SURGICAL GMBH.

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
    52100
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • 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 vertical carrier arm has the potential to break causing the device to become inoperative.

Device

MICROSCOPE STAND
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: Serial # 31352 through 313654.)
  • Product Description
    NC4 Surgical Microscope Stand
  • Manufacturer
    CARL ZEISS SURGICAL GMBH

Manufacturer

CARL ZEISS SURGICAL GMBH
  • Manufacturer Address
    OBERKOCHEN
  • Source
    HC