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Health product recall

LX3 MICROSCOPE FLOOR STAND used with Luxor Microscope (2015-08-17)

Starting date:
August 17, 2015
Posting date:
September 1, 2015
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-54872

Affected Products

  1. LX3 MICROSCOPE FLOOR STAND used with Luxor Microscope

Reason

Alcon is conducting a voluntary medical device correction of all LX3 microscope floor stands after receiving reports concerning loss of functionality due to issues with the cabling between the power, host and illumination modules, potentially causing the system to display a system message, and/or resulting in illumination failure. Alcon will retrofit the cable design on any impacted lx3 microscope floor stands.

Affected products

A. LX3 MICROSCOPE FLOOR STAND used with Luxor Microscope

 

Lot or serial number
  • S/N: 1501088003X1
  • S/N: 1501731603X
  • S/N: 1502176301X
  • S/N: 1502672105X
  • S/N: 1502857503X
  • S/N: 1502857504X
Model or catalog number
  • 8065752560
Companies
Manufacturer

Alcon Laboratories Inc.

6201 South Freeway

Fort Worth

Texas

UNITED STATES