Leica Microsystems, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-1499-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

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.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 11, 2016
Date Posted: April 27, 2016
Recall Number: Z-1499-2016
Event ID: 73557
Reason for Recall:

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.

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 381 units
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.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated