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Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.

10 recalls on record · Latest: May 4, 2022

Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag Recall Insight

Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag appears on 10 federal recall records indexed by PlainRecalls, out of 101,704 total recalls tracked across the FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA. That represents approximately 0.010% of the federal archive, a data point that is only interpretable alongside production volume, product mix, and decades of operation, because a high recall count alone does not establish fault. Large, diversified firms that sell tens of millions of units across many categories will mechanically accumulate more recall records than small manufacturers, even when their defect rates per unit shipped are comparable or lower. The most recent action on this firm is dated May 4, 2022, which is the anchor point for assessing whether enforcement is currently active or historical.

On this page of 10 entries, severity tagging shows 0 critical, 10 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. Affected-unit counts are disclosed on 10 of 10 entries, unit-count disclosure is more common on CPSC and NHTSA actions and less common on FDA drug/device recalls, where lot numbers and distribution scope substitute for absolute totals. The records on this page span 1 distinct product categories, with issuing agencies dominated by FDA Devices (10). The date window on this page runs from Mar 19, 2014 to May 4, 2022.

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FDA Devices Moderate May 4, 2022

ZEISS miLOOP Lens Fragmentation Device REF 303071-9090-000. Used during cataract surgery.

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 24, 2021

IOLMaster 700

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 23, 2020

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG VISUREF150 REF 2227-967 - Product Usage: is a diagnostic instrument used to determine the objective refractive values and kerat…

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 23, 2020

Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag VISULENS 550 REF 2268-038 - Product Usage: is a device for measuring the refractive power of contact lenses and spectacle lense…

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 24, 2018

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Goeschwitzer Strasse 51-52 07745 Jena, Germany, IOLMaster 700, REF 1932-169 SN 1185393 2017-09-01

FDA Devices Moderate Oct 11, 2017

Carl Zeiss INTRABEAM PRS 500, product #304534-0000-500. The firm name on the label is Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany. The INTRABEAM System is…

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

IOL Master 500: Software versions 7.5 and 7.7; Ophthalmic: IOL Master 500 is intended for biometric determination of ocular measurements of axial …

FDA Devices Moderate Dec 9, 2015

IOL Master 5.5: Software versions 7.5 and 7.7; Ophthalmic: used to obtain ocular measurements and perform calculations to allow physicians to dete…

FDA Devices Moderate Feb 11, 2015

FORUM Archive and Viewer, version 3.1, v 3.1.1, (DVD Format) and v 3.2, v 3.2.1.(DVD and USB Flash Drive Format). Catalog numbers: 000000-20107-7…

FDA Devices Moderate Mar 19, 2014

Treatment packs used on the VisuMax Laser Keratome. Size M Manufactured by Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany. The VisuMax Laser Keratome i…

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Data Sources

  • Source: FDA + CPSC + NHTSA - federal recall filings naming this firm. Verify with FDA, CPSC, or NHTSA directly.
  • Source: PlainRecalls Manufacturer Index - firm-level aggregation across all three federal recall feeds

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Recalls are aggregated across FDA, CPSC and NHTSA filings that name this firm; the total reflects the federal record, not an independent investigation. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.