| Class 2 Device Recall Leica Ceiling Mount MSF1 | |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 11, 2013 |
Date Posted | June 07, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 24, 2017 |
Recall Number | Z-1725-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
66274 |
Product Classification |
Micro total analysis instrument system - Product Code OUE
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Product | Leica Ceiling Mount MSF-1 for use with M841 and M501 operating microscopes. Article Number 10446781 utilizes a supply voltage of 230 V. Article Number 10446782 utilizes a supply voltage of 110 V.
Intended to be used for improving the visibility of objects through magnification and illumination. |
Code Information |
Leica Ceiling Mount MSF-1; Article Numbers: 10446781, 10446782 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Leica Microsystems, Inc. 1700 Leider Ln Buffalo Grove IL 60089-6622
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For Additional Information Contact | Ms. Katya Magee 847-405-5413 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The ceiling mount supplier encountered an event in which the drive screw in the motor unit, which lifts and lowers the lower lift arm, broke. As a result, the lift arm fell down approx. 60 cm (23.6 inches). |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | A Medical Device Correction letter, dated September 11, 2013, was sent to all direct accounts. The letters advised customers that a Leica Microsystems representative will contact them and make arrangements to conduct an inspection of the ceiling mount(s) and to provide additional preventative maintenance and inspection protocols for the devices. Customers are asked to complete and return the enclosed Acknowledgement Form and send it back to Leica Microsystems within 10 days of receiving the Medical Device Correction letter. Customers with questions should contact their Leica Microsystems representative. |
Quantity in Commerce | 103 total |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including the states of AZ, IL, MA, MO, NC, OR, TX, VA, and WI; and, the countries of Australia, Austria, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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