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Event 65355

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 28, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Zeiss, Carl Inc

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Polarizer D Fixed w/Rotating Red 1 lambda plate. Utilized in upright Zeiss microscopes to aid in diagnosis by means of color variation.

Z-1744-2013
Recall number
Z-1744-2013
Initiated
May 28, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Zeiss, Carl Inc
Quantity
10

App-derived interpretation

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Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC is recalling the Polarizer D component used in All upright ZEISS microscopes (Axio Imager, Axio Scope.A1, Axio Lab.A1) due to Misaligned Full-Wave (Lambda) Plate.

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Reason for recall

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC is recalling the Polarizer D component used in All upright ZEISS microscopes (Axio Imager, Axio Scope.A1, Axio Lab.A1) due to Misaligned Full-Wave (Lambda) Plate.

Code information

Model # 445226-0000-000

Distribution pattern

Distributed in the states of MI, TX, SD, FL, GA, NY, and NY.