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Recall of Device Recall Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc.

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Leica Biosystems Richmond 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
    74178
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-1948-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-05-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-12-13
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=146609
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Microscope,automated,image analysis,immunohistochemistry,operator intervention,nuclear intensity & - Product Code NQN
  • Reason
    An issue during the manufacturing process caused systems to have an improperly activated windows 7 os, even though a valid windows 7 license was associated with each manufactured system.
  • Action
    According to the firm a decision to conduct a Field Corrective Actions of the Ariol Image Analysis and Scanning Systems was done out of an abundance of caution. Leica Biosystems Richmond sent Medical device Field Correction notification letters to the customers of the potentially affected product. The initial written communication was sent to the customers via first class USPS on May 6, 2016. The Medical Device Field Correction letter describes the issues identified with the Ariol Image Analysis and Scanning Systems and the Windows 7 operating system. The letter provided the customer with actions they are required to take which include the following: 1) whether they have a properly activated Windows 7 operating system. 2) If they do not have a properly activated operating system they should to contact Leica Technical Support for additional information and to request a service appointment for correction to their system. For USA customers, they ask that they call 18005374669. International customers are asked to go to http://www.leicabiosystems.com/contactus/contactusonline/ and then choose your country. 3) Customers are asked to confirm receipt of the notice by signing and dating the attached Acknowledgement Form and emailing a copy to RichRA@leicamicrosystems.com or faxing it back to us at 18472363800. Service personnel will be sent to the affected customer locations to replace the hard drives of the affected systems.

Device

Device Recall Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc.
  • Model / Serial
    Serial # System 300139 23ADMWS 300157 23ADMWS 300154 23ADMR 300153 23ADMR 300152 23ADMWS 300133 23ADMR 300132 23ADMR 300131 23ASLOMWS 300160 23ADMWS 300127 23AUWS 300128 23ASlDMWS 300151 23ADMR 300150 23ASlDMWS 300155 23ASLDMWS 300159 23ASLOMWS 300129 23ADMR 300156 23ADMWS 300140 23ASLDMWS 300149 23ADMR 300148 23ADMR 300147 23AOMR 300146 23ADMR 300145 23ADMR   300144 23ADMR   300130 23ADMWS  300134 23ASLDMWS 300142 23ASLDMWS 300138 23ASLDMWS 300135 23ADMWS 300136 23ASLDMWS
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    U.S. consignees: Nationwide; Foreign Consignees: China, Japan, Russia, Italy and England.
  • Product Description
    Ariol is an automated scanning microscope and image analysis system. It is intended for in vitro diagnostic use as an aid to the pathologist in the detection, classification, and counting of cells of interest based on particular color, intensity, size, pattern, and shape. || This particular Ariol software application is intended to measure, count, and quantitate the percentage and intensity of positively stained nuclei in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens immunohistochemically stained for Estrogens Receptors or Progesterone Receptors (ER/PR). ER/PR results are indicated for use as and aid in the management, prognosis, and prediction of therapy outcomes of breast cancer.
  • Manufacturer
    Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc.

Manufacturer

Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc., 5205 Route 12, Richmond IL 60071
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Danaher Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA