Leica Microsystems, Inc.: Leica Microsystems products labeled as the following: Leica M320 Microscope Systems with Article Numbers 10448419, 10448420, 10448485, 10448486 Product Usage: Intended use of this device is an optical instrument for magnifying and illuminating specimens. It can be applied for observation and documentation and for human and veterinary medical treatment. Not for use in Eye Operations.

Recall number

Z-2555-2018

Recalling firm

Leica Microsystems, Inc.

Product

Leica Microsystems products labeled as the following: Leica M320 Microscope Systems with Article Numbers 10448419, 10448420, 10448485, 10448486 Product Usage: Intended use of this device is an optical instrument for magnifying and illuminating specimens. It can be applied for observation and documentation and for human and veterinary medical treatment. Not for use in Eye Operations.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2018-06-04

Posted

not on file

Terminated

2021-03-25

Reason

Possible failure of screws which hold the gas spring fixation bracket in place. Due to this failure, the gas spring, which is fixed to the upper part of the parallelogram, cannot hold up the weight of the optics carrier.

Root cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action

Leica Microsystems notified customers on about 06/04/2018 via URGENT FIELD SAFETY NOTICE letter. The letter informed customers that they would be contacted by a Leica Microsystems representative to arrange for the field update in the next 12 months. Customers were instructed that they could continue to use the system pending the update if they ensure a functional check is performed prior to surgery and follow user manual directions. If any anomalies are noticed prior to the correction, customers should contact their Leica representative. Customers were also instructed to provide the notification to all appropriate personnel , notify customers if the unit was transferred, and complete and return the Medical Device Correction Form. A follow-up recall notification was sent to customers on or about 06/07/2018. The follow up letter discusses the functional check prior to use and provides additional compliant information.

Quantity

8,564 Total Units

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution US Nationwide in the states of : CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX. International Distribution: Canada, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, Bolivia, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CHILE, CHINA, DENMARK, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONGKONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KUWAIT, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, TAIWAN,THAILAND, TURKEY, UK

Lot, serial or model codes

A. Article Number 10448419 (Serial Numbers 160714001, 10814001, 200814001, 200814002, 90914001, 021014001, 21214001, 31214001, 81214001, 190115001, 190115002);   B Article Number 10448420 (Serial Numbers 180514001, 180514002, 190514001, 190514002, 190514003, 190514004, 200514001, 200514002, 200514003, 200514004, 210514001, 210514002, 210514003, 210514004, 220514001, 220514002, 220514003, 260514001, 260514002, 270514001, 270514002, 270514003, 270514004, 270514005, 280514001, 280514002, 280514003, 290514001, 300514001, 300514002, 300514003, 20614001, 40614001, 50614001, 50614002, 50614003, 60614001, 90614001, 90614002, 100614001, 100614002, 100614003, 120614001, 120614002, 120614003, 130614001, 130614002, 130614003, 130614004, 90514002, 160614001, 160614002, 160614003, 160614004, 170614001, 190614001, 200614001, 200614002, 200614003, 230614001, 230614002, 230614003, 240614001, 250614001, 250614002, 250614003, 250614004, 250614005, 270614001, 300614001, 300614002, 300614003, 10714001, 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220914004, 230914001, 230914002, 90614001, 90614002, 240914001, 240914002, 240914003, 250914001, 250914002, 100614002, 100614003, 260914001, 260914002, 260914003, 260914004, 290914001, 290914002, 290914003, 300914001, 300914002, 300914003, 021014001, 021014002, 031014001, 031014002, 031014003, 031014004, 41014001, 41014002, 41014003, 41014004, 41014005, 41014006, 41014007, 61014001, 61014002, 71014001, 71014002, 71014003, 71014004, 81014001, 81014002, 81014003, 81014004, 81014005, 91014001, 91014002, 101014001, 101014002, 101014003, 101014004, 121014001, 121014002, 121014003, 121014004, 121014005, 121014006, 131014001, 141014001, 141014002, 141014003, 141014004, 151014001, 151014002, 151014003, 151014004, 161014001, 161014002, 161014003, 171014001, 171014002, 171014003, 171014004, 181014001, 181014002, 181014003, 181014004, 191014001, 191014002, 191014003, 191014004, 201014001, 201014002, 201014003, 211014001, 211014002, 211014003, 211014004, 231014001, 231014002, 231014003, 241014001, 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Article Number 10448485 (Serial Numbers 180514001, 180514002, 230514001, 230514002, 230514003, 230514004, 260514001, 260514002, 280514001, 290514001, 20614001, 20614002, 20614003, 30614001, 30614002, 40614001, 40614002, 60614001, 60614002, 90614001, 90614002, 110614001, 110614002, 170614001, 170614002, 170614003, 170614004, 170614005, 180614001, 190614001, 190614002, 190614003, 190614004, 190614005, 200614001, 230614001, 300614001, 20714001, 30714001, 30714002, 40714001, 80714001, 90714001, 90714002, 100714001, 100714002, 110714001, 110714002, 140714001, 140714001, 170714001, 180714001, 210714001, 080814001, 080814002, 120814001, 120814002, 150814001, 220814001, 260814001, 260814002, 260814003, 260814004, 290814001, 290814002, 20914001, 20914002, 50914001, 50914002, 110914001, 130914001, 150914001, 150914002, 230914001, 240914001, 250914001, 250914002, 290914001, 300914001, 011014001, 011014002, 011014003, 011014004, 021014001, 41014001, 61014001, 91014001, 91014002, 101014001, 121014001, 151014001, 211014001, 231014001, 241014001, 241014002, 301014001, 301014002, 301014003, 311014001, 11114001, 11114002, 11114003, 41114001, 81114001, 101114001, 111114001, 111114002, 191114001, 211114001, 271114001, 271114002, 281114001, 11214001, 21214001, 21214002, 51214001, 71214001, 71214002, 71214003, 101214001, 111214001, 161214001, 161214002, 171214001, 191214001, 191214002, 221214001, 221214002, 231214001, 231214002, 231214003, 241214001, 251214001, 251214002, 251214003, 70115001, 80115001, 80115002, 150115001, 150115002, 160115001, 160115002);   D. Article Number 10448486 (Serial Numbers 110614001, 110614002, 120614001, 310114001, 060814001, 060814002, 160814001, 61014001, 121014001, 281014001, 131114001, 131114002, 181114001, 231214001)

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

EPT

Firm FEI

3000210133

Firm city

Buffalo Grove

Firm state

IL

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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