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Event 79362

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
January 01, 2017
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Seiler Instr. & Mfg. Co. Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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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device · product 1 of 1

Alpha Air 6 ENT Microscope Microscope examination of the human ear, nose, and throat.

Z-1294-2018
Recall number
Z-1294-2018
Initiated
January 01, 2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
43 units, but 1 affected

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The microscope may tip over if attachments are fully extended in one line and there is an attempt to move the device not by the handles mounted on the post.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

The microscope may tip over if attachments are fully extended in one line and there is an attempt to move the device not by the handles mounted on the post.

Code information

Model Number 6 ENT

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution to the states of : CA, CO, FL, IL, MN, NV, OK, TX., and to the countries of : Canada, China, Ecuador, England, Greece, Guatemala, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and United Arab Emirates.