Events

Recall of HISTOSTAIN-SP KIT (RABBIT)

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by LIFE TECHNOLOGIES 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
    41671
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-02-24
  • 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
    Histostain-sp kit lot numbers 1704222a and 1760758a were identified as having a formulation defect where two (2) times the required amount of antibody was added to reagent 1b of the kit.

Device

HISTOSTAIN-SP KIT (RABBIT)
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 95-6143 (Lot serial: 1704222A); Model Catalog: 95-6143 (Lot serial: 1760758A)
  • Product Description
    Histostain-SP Kit
  • Manufacturer
    LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Manufacturer

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC.