Compensator Slider Lambda 6x20 component — Class II medical device recall Z-0799-2014
Terminated recall by Zeiss, Carl Inc, reported 2014-01-29, distributed nationwide. Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC has recalled the Compensator Slider Lamda 6x20 component utilized on Standard Patho
| Recall number | Z-0799-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Zeiss, Carl Inc, Thornwood, NY, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-12-20 |
| Classified | 2014-01-21 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-01-29 |
| Terminated | 2015-04-08 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AT, AU, BD, BE, BR, CA, CN, CZ, DE, EG, ES, FR, HK, IN, IT, LT, MX, NL, NZ, PE, PL, TW |
| Model numbers | 473704-0000-000 |
Product
Compensator Slider Lambda 6x20 component (part number 473704-0000-000) utilized on all upright ZEISS microscopes (Axio Imager, Axio Scope. A1, Axio Lab. A1). Component used to determine composition of urinary calculi, urinary sediments, bio-crystallates and diagnosis of pathological characteristics in medical applications (e.g.: testing for gout or pseudogout); also used for non-medical scientific research.
Reason for recall
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC has recalled the Compensator Slider Lamda 6x20 component utilized on Standard Pathology Microscopes due to misalignment of the lambda plate.
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