Recall of VYSIS SPECTRUM AQUA FISH PROBE KIT

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

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
    108942
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-03-23
  • Event Country
  • 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
    It has been recently identified that the vysis lsi 9q34 spectrumaqua fish probe kit is no longer meeting abbott molecular's product quality specifications for specificity and background. as a result non-specific fluorescent particles (aqua speckling) and/or background may interfere with signal interpretation.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 05N53-020 (Lot serial: 456744)
  • Product Description
    VYSIS SPECTRUM AQUA FISH PROBE KIT
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    MARKHAM
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    HC