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Leica microsystems m530 optics carrier

Official notice

23 Sept 2022

Last checked

23 Sept 2022

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Leica microsystems m530 optics carrier. During internal testing Leica Microsystems has become aware of a component change on the photodiodes inside the M530 Optics Carrier. The photodiodes are used as luxmeters to optimize the "brightcare plus" limit which is calculated based on real-time light intensity data to compensate for decreased light intensity as bulbs age. The component change of the photodiode will result in an inaccurate adjustment of the illumination limits. Recall start date: August 12, 2022 Published 2022-09-23.

What to do now

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Recall number

64566

Official notice

2022-09-23

The hazard

During internal testing Leica Microsystems has become aware of a component change on the photodiodes inside the M530 Optics Carrier. The photodiodes are used as luxmeters to optimize the "brightcare plus" limit which is calculated based on real-time light intensity data to compensate for decreased light intensity as bulbs age. The component change of the photodiode will result in an inaccurate adjustment of the illumination limits. Recall start date: August 12, 2022

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Recall Numbers

64566

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Leica Microsystems M530 Optics Carrier, Lot or serial number - 190122003 191121006 11221001 140222002 60422002 70422001, Model or catalog number - 10448737 10448704

Risk / hazard

During internal testing Leica Microsystems has become aware of a component change on the photodiodes inside the M530 Optics Carrier. The photodiodes are used as luxmeters to optimize the "brightcare plus" limit which is calculated based on real-time light intensity data to compensate for decreased light intensity as bulbs age. The component change of the photodiode will result in an inaccurate adjustment of the illumination limits. Recall start date: August 12, 2022

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Leica Microsystems Schweiz, Leica Microsystems M530 Optics Carrier.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

64566

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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