Events

Recall of AUTOSTAINER 48 LINK

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by DAKO NORTH AMERICA INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    87810
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-14
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Software defect in the calibration routine of dakolink 4.0 which may cause the autostainer control software to use old calibration settings where an instrument has has a preventative maintencance or waste pump replaced since installation of the dakolink 4.0 software.

Device

AUTOSTAINER 48 LINK
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: AS480 (Lot serial: > 10 numbers contact mfr)
  • Product Description
    Dako Autostainer Link 48 with DakoLink
  • Manufacturer
    DAKO NORTH AMERICA INC.

Manufacturer

DAKO NORTH AMERICA INC.