Zeiss, Carl Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-0799-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Compensator Slider Lambda 6x20 component (part number 473704-0000-000) utilized on all upright ZEISS microscopes (Axio Imager, Axio Scope. A1, Axio Lab. A1). Component used to determine composition of urinary calculi, urinary sediments, bio-crystallates and diagnosis of pathological characteristics in medical applications (e.g.: testing for gout or pseudogout); also used for non-medical scientific research.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: December 20, 2013

Date Posted: January 29, 2014

Recall Number: Z-0799-2014

Event ID: 67178

Reason for Recall:

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC has recalled the Compensator Slider Lamda 6x20 component utilized on Standard Pathology Microscopes due to misalignment of the lambda plate.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 335 units Total (14 domestically & 321 internationally)

Code Information:

part number 473704-0000-000

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide including NY, TX, NC, FL, ME, MA and MI; and Internationally to Arab Emirates, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Spain, and Taiwan.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated