Events

Recall of Device Recall PrepStain System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Tripath Imaging, 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
    62117
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2088-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-12-08
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-07-26
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-11-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=109899
  • 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
    Processor, cervical cytology slide, automated - Product Code MKQ
  • Reason
    Some prep stain kit, 1.2 diti cones have been found to be leaking and the prepstain preparation kits contain incorrect preventive maintenance (pm) instructions.
  • Action
    BD Diagnostics sent a letter dated March 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem and actions that will be taken by the firm. Contact BD Diagnostics Technical Support at 1-877-822-7771, option 2 for questions regarding this letter.

Device

Device Recall PrepStain System
  • Model / Serial
    SAP Part numbers: 490423, 490424, 490428, 490588, 490626, 490954 and 490671.
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY, and WV and the countries of Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan and Victoria (Australia).
  • Product Description
    PrepStain PM Kit, T-AG (Catalog 490588); PrepStain PM Kit Europe (Catalog 490671); PrepStain Prep Only PM Kit, T-AG (Catalog 490954); PrepStain PM Kit XLP, T-US-II (Catalog 490424); PrepStain Prep PM Kit XLP T-US-II (Catalog 491118); PrepStain Prep Only PM Kit XLP, T-US-II (490423); PrepStain Prep Only PM Kit, T-US (Catalog 490429); PrepStain PM Kit, T-US (Catalog 490626); PrepStain PM Kit Europe, T-US (Catalog 490428). || The PrepStain System is a liquid-based thin layer cell preparation process. The PrepStain System produces SurePath Slides that are intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical/Vaginal Cytology Diagnoses. The 1.2 DiTi is the tip on the PrepStain to which a pipette tip attaches and dispenses patient samples onto a glass microscope slide.
  • Manufacturer
    Tripath Imaging, Inc.

Manufacturer

Tripath Imaging, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Tripath Imaging, Inc., 780 Plantation Dr, Burlington NC 27215-6723
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Source
    USFDA