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Field Safety Notices about Hematoxylin II and Horseradish Peroxidase reagents

According to Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd, this field safety notices involved a device in Netherlands that was produced by Ventana Medical Systems Inc,.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Field Safety Notice
  • Date
    2017-12-20
  • Event Country
    Netherlands
  • Event Source
    IGJ
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.igj.nl/onderwerpen/waarschuwingen-medische-hulpmiddelen/documenten/waarschuwingen/2017/12/20/ventana-medical-systems-dispenser-issues
  • Notes / Alerts
    The data from the Netherlands is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd, 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 the Netherlands.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Ventana medical systems, inc. (ventana, also known as roche tissue diagnostics) has received increased customer complaints reporting leaking and sticking reagent dispensers. these reports are currently focused on horseradish peroxidase (hrp) dispensers (part of the iview, ultraview and optiview detection kits, as well as cintec plus cytology kit) and with hematoxylin ii.

Device

Hematoxylin II and Horseradish Peroxidase reagents

Manufacturer

Ventana Medical Systems Inc,
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Roche Holding Ag
  • Manufacturer comment
    Note published by the authorities from the Netherlands: This message is a warning from the manufacturer. After placing a medical device on the market, the manufacturer is obliged to follow the device and, where necessary, to improve it. When there is a risk for the user, the manufacturer must take action. The manufacturer informs users and the inspection of this action with a warning (Field Safety Notice). See also medical device warnings. This is part of the supervision of medical technology.
  • Source
    IGJ