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Leica Surgical Microscopes (2016-01-25) — recall 54974

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2016-02-26 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
54974
Date of alert
2016-02-26
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: Leica Microsystems Schweiz informed the importer that an electronic component of the Leica M525 OH4 and Leica M720 OH5 surgical microscopes with 400W illumination could lead to an unforeseen behavior. An electronic component in one of the two illumination units can potentially overheat, resulting in modest 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.The observed malfunction can only occur on devices that include a 400W power supply, type HBX 400.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/leica-surgical-microscopes-201

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