Events

Recall of OPTIVIEW AMPLIFICATION KIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS.

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
    23887
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-12-27
  • 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
    Related to customer complaint investigation a potential situation concerning dispenser issues with hematoxylin ii and horseradish peroxydase reagents where it was reported that these reagents dispensers could be leaking or sticking. this failure could result in a complete or partial dispense failure of a reagent critical to the staining reaction potentially leading to erroneous results.

Device

OPTIVIEW AMPLIFICATION KIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 760-099 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.); Model Catalog: 860-099 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.); Model Catalog: 790-2208 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.); Model Catalog: 605-100 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.); Model Catalog: 760-500 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.); Model Catalog: 800-098 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.); Model Catalog: 760-700 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.); Model Catalog: 760-091 (Lot serial: More than 10-contact manufact.)
  • Product Description
    OPTIVIEW AMPLIFICATION KIT;HEMATOXYLIN II;CINTEC PLUS CYTOLOGY KIT;ULTRAVIEW UNIVERSAL DAB DETECTION KIT;ULTRAVIEW SISH DNP DETECTION KIT;OPTIVIEW DAB IHC DETECTION KIT;IVIEW DAB DETECTION KIT
  • Manufacturer
    ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS

Manufacturer

ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS
  • Manufacturer Address
    LAVAL
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Roche Holding AG
  • Source
    HC