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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.

Z-1499-2016

January 11, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Leica Microsystems, Inc.
Event
Event 73557
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
381 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1499-2016

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Code information: OH5-51313; OH4-112214; OH5-49112; OH5-67914; OH4-101213; OH5-20238; OH4-91913; OH5-43312; OH5-54113; OH5-64514; OH4-103014; OH4-106514; OH4-87112; OH4-95413; OH4-94213; OH4-106014; OH4-105514; OH4-94813; OH4-102514; OH4-91113; OH4-87312; OH4-106714; OH5-62113; OH5-46112; OH5-50512; OH4-85912; OH4-81512; OH5-61013; OH5-53913; OH4-95013; OH4-91413; OH4-110614; OH4-94613; OH4-104714; OH4-87212; OH4-85712; OH5-50212; OH4-96213; OH4-88913; OH4-89613; OH5-55113; OH4-99413; OH5-48112; OH4-90713; OH5-66314; OH5-68314; OH4-109414; OH4-83912; OH5-48012; OH4-101313; OH4-86812; OH5-60113; OH5-60313; OH5-37311; OH4-86612; OH5-62913; OH4-95813; OH4-90613; OH4-103614; OH5-48212; OH5-48312; OH5-58313; OH5-53513; OH5-63313; OH4-92613; OH5-43812; OH5-56713; OH5-68114; OH4-81412; OH4-98013; OH5-33911; OH5-61913; OH5-52813; OH4-110714; OH5-46312; OH5-51113; OH4-106814; OH4-112714; OH5-63514; OH5-39012; OH5-63013; OH4-111614; OH4-97013; OH4-97613; OH4-107414; OH4-109514; OH4-109614; OH4-92513; OH4-104614; OH4-93113; OH4-85812; OH4-105414; OH4-99913; OH4-91813; OH4-94913; OH4-107914; OH4-83812; OH4-100413; OH4-107214; OH5-41012; OH5-56013; OH4-85612; OH4-99713; OH4-97513; OH5-50312; OH4-109814; OH5-52013; OH5-61413; OH5-61513; OH5-62613; OH5-68614; OH5-51413; OH4-83112; OH4-108114; OH5-68214; OH4-96513; OH5-51513; OH4-100613; OH4-88213; OH5-58813; OH4-91613; OH5-53713; OH5-53813; OH4-98513; OH4-97713; OH5-36411; OH4-106414; OH5-63213; OH5-63413; OH4-100313; OH4-105914; OH5-67214; OH4-81612; OH4-108314; OH5-46612; OH5-46512; OH5-51913; OH4-96713; OH4-103314; OH4-83212; OH4-87012; OH4-95513; OH4-95713;OH5-35611; OH4-86512; OH4-104314; OH4-104414; OH4-110814; OH4-92413; OH4-100013; OH5-54913; OH5-56213; OH4-102414; OH5-39512; OH5-43712; OH4-98713; OH4-98813; OH4-98913; OH5-43912; OH5-39812; OH5-49012; OH5-39112; OH5-48712; OH5-50813; OH5-35811; OH5-55713; OH4-92713; OH5-58213; OH5-50713; OH4-102214; OH4-112614; OH4-96913; OH4-85512; OH4-92213; OH4-100513; OH4-101113; OH4-20446; OH4-20977; OH4-21557; OH4-22207; OH4-22378; OH4-24019; OH4-69311; OH4-70811; OH4-71411; OH143+684-74711; OH4-76212; OH4-76612; OH4-79312; OH4-79912; OH4-81312; OH4-82512; OH4-99213; OH5-20218; OH5-20328; OH5-20558; OH5-20788; OH5-20808; OH5-20818; OH5-20828; OH5-20858; OH5-21108; OH5-21128; OH5-21379; OH5-21679; OH5-22410; OH5-24410; OH5-20618

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of MA, CA, SC, NJ, TX, CO, FL, PA, NY, MO, WI, NC, UT, ID, AZ, MI, KY, CT, OR, , IL, AL, MN, MT, OH, NE, GA, IN, SD, TN, OK, AK, KS, NV, NM, , ND, VA, WA, WY and MD, and the countries of China, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, India, Japan, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Belarus, Egypt, Greece, Morocco, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, Canada, , Australia, Malaysia and Taiwan.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.