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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published July 14, 2022

Aesculap Aeos Robotic Microscope Software 2.7 Recalls: Application Error Risks

Aesculap recalls robotic microscopes with software 2.7 or earlier due to application errors causing rebalancing, robot recovery, and autofocus issues. Affected units have specific serial numbers and article numbers.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1516-2022Medical deviceAescul: Aesculap Implant Systems LLC ›
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Recalling firmAesculap Implant Systems LLC3773 Corporate Pkwy · Center Valley, PA 18034-8217
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Aesculap is recalling robotic microscopes with software versions 2.7 or earlier because they can cause application errors like rebalancing issues and autofocus problems. This affects specific models with known serial numbers and article numbers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60363-aesculap-aeos-robotic-microscope-software-2-7-recalls-application-error.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/60363-aesculap-aeos-robotic-microscope-software-2-7-recalls-application-error · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1516-2022

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“Aesculap Aeos Robotic Microscope Software 2.7 Recalls: Application Error Risks.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60363-aesculap-aeos-robotic-microscope-software-2-7-recalls-application-error. Based on FDA recall #Z-1516-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1516-2022%22&limit=1).

Aesculap Implant Systems LLC voluntarily recalled Aeos Robotic Digital Microscopes with software versions 2.7 or earlier due to application error problems, according to the FDA on July 14, 2022.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Aesculap
  • Product: Aeos Robotic Digital Microscope
  • Software: versions 2.7 or earlier
  • Article Number: PV010
  • GUIDID: 04046955206742
  • Serial Numbers: 1004, 1026, 1032, 1035, 1036
  • Quantity: 5 units
  • Distribution: AR, IN, NE, NC

The hazard

The recall cites application error problems including rebalance scope messages, issues with the usage of Robot Recovery, and autofocus not being available.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Aesculap Implant Systems LLC has 26 other recalls on record since August 10, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Auris Health MONARCH Platform Bronchoscopy Software Issue (January 21, 2026), Mazor X Robotic System Software Errors (December 10, 2025), and Philips Azurion Systems R3.0 Software Issues (December 8, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model name 'Aeos Robotic Digital Microscope' with software version 2.7 or earlier. Affected units have specific serial numbers: 1004, 1026, 1032, 1035, 1036, and article number PV010.

  • Brand
    Aescul: Aesculap Implant Systems LLC
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Software Version

    Verify the software version on your microscope; versions 2.7 or earlier are affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “US Distribution to states of: AR, IN, NE and NC” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska, North Carolina.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.6 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 14, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 11, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 17, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 7, 2025420222025
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1516-2022 (July 14, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1516-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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