Reported Apr 27, 2016 · Terminated

Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) Ag. The common name of the device is surgical microscope. It has been assigned the product…

Leica Microsystems, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Leica Microsystems, Inc. · 1700 Leider Ln · Buffalo Grove, IL · 60089-6622

Is this the product you have?

  • Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) Ag. The common name of the device is surgical microscope. It has been assigned the product code FSO by the FDA and is classified as a Class I medical device. Intended for improving the visibility of objects through magnification and illumination.
Lot codes and dates

208 of 208 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1OH5-51313
2OH4-112214
3OH5-49112
4OH5-67914
5OH4-101213
6OH5-20238
7OH4-91913
8OH5-43312
9OH5-54113
10OH5-64514
11OH4-103014
12OH4-106514
13OH4-87112
14OH4-95413
15OH4-94213
16OH4-106014
17OH4-105514
18OH4-94813
19OH4-102514
20OH4-91113
Amount recalled
381 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

An electronic component of the Leica M525 OH4 and Leica M720 OH5 surgical microscopes with 400W illumination could potentially overheat, resulting in smoke and smell emanating from the ventilation openings of the illumination units located opposite and away from the surgeon / patient side of the surgical microscope.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 24, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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