Events

Recall of Slit lamps HS010, SL 120, SL 130, SL 115 'Classic'

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Carl Zeiss Ophthalmic Systems AG.

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
    21922
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-09-06
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Carl Zeiss (NZ) Ltd, 22 Fremlin Place, Avondale, Auckland 1026
  • Reason
    The manufacturer is aware that in certain devices there is an increased probability of 1) failure of the power supply on/off switch, and 2) surface corrosion of the mirror which changes the direction of the light projection. therefore the power supply on/off switch and the coating of the mirror has been modified to improve their reliability.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

Slit lamps HS010, SL 120, SL 130, SL 115 'Classic'

Manufacturer

Carl Zeiss Ophthalmic Systems AG