Zeiss, Carl Inc
6 recalls on record · Latest: Aug 3, 2022
Zeiss, Carl Inc Recall Insight
Zeiss, Carl Inc appears on 6 federal recall records indexed by PlainRecalls, out of 101,704 total recalls tracked across the FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA. That represents approximately 0.006% 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 Aug 3, 2022, which is the anchor point for assessing whether enforcement is currently active or historical.
On this page of 6 entries, severity tagging shows 0 critical, 5 moderate, and 1 lower-severity recalls. Affected-unit counts are disclosed on 6 of 6 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 (6). The date window on this page runs from Jul 24, 2013 to Aug 3, 2022.
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ZEISS Axio Observer 5 microscope, Product material no. 431006-9901-000
Component for Laser Scanning Microscopes (LSM 700, LSM 800 and LSM 900)
Disinfection unit UV (432332-9020-000) for the Celldiscoverer 7 microscope
Cell Observer SD, DirectFRAP, Laser TIRF 1, Laser TIRF 2, Laser TIRF3, LightSheet, Elyra, and multiple Laser Scanning Microscopes. Laser scanning…
Compensator Slider Lambda 6x20 component (part number 473704-0000-000) utilized on all upright ZEISS microscopes (Axio Imager, Axio Scope. A1, Axio L…
Polarizer D Fixed w/Rotating Red 1 lambda plate. Utilized in upright Zeiss microscopes to aid in diagnosis by means of color variation.
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