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Recall of Leica Microsystems Inc.

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Leica Microsystems, 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
    71910
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-2779-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-08-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-09-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-01-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=139321
  • 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, tissue, automated - Product Code IEO
  • Reason
    The leica asp200s/asp300s tissue processor have an incorrect internal wiring to the remote alarm plug, which can cause the remote alarm to not function correctly in the case of an instrument failure.
  • Action
    Leica Biosystems sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification letter dated August 4, 2015, to all affected customers to provide instructions on what the customer should do with the recalled product. These include 1) As an immediate countermeasure, the firm recommends that the customers do not use the remote alarm function on the Leica ASP200S/ASP300S in its current state. 2) The customers local Leica representative will contact them to arrange for a Leica service engineer to visit their facility to correct the internal wiring on their tissue processor and to check the remote alarm function. 3) The Medical Device Recall Notification needs to be passed on to all those who need to be aware within the custromers organisation or to any organisation where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. Please maintain awareness of this Medical Device Recall Notification and resulting action to ensure effectiveness of the corrective action. 4) The letter asks the customer use the enclosed Medical Device Recall Notification Response Form to confirm that they have received and understand the Medical Device Recall Notification. it states "Please confirm receipt of this notice by signing and dating the attached Acknowledgement Form and faxing it back to us at 1-847-236-3747, or scan and email it to LMGRA@leica-microsystems.com"

Device

Leica Microsystems Inc.
  • Model / Serial
    Product Code: Leica ASP200S/ASP300S with Serial Numbers: 5682; 5886; 5264; 5267; 5356; 5259; 5956; 5946; 5794; 5385; 5929; 5301; 5401; 5310; 5530; 5909; 5804; 5272; 5724; 5796; 5807; 5446; 5435; 5670; 5947; 5348; 5434; 5388; 5366; 6000; 6131; 5407; 6040; 5799; 5815; 5737; 5706; 5381; 5416; 5673; 5875; 5962; 6041; 6042; 5266; 5948; 5693; 6021; 5610; 5798; 5926; 5387; 5349; 5273; 6115; 5612; 5965; 5955; 5260; 5725; 5871; 5873; 5874; 5562; 6046; 5386; 5977 ;5889; 5398; 6062; 5609; 6015; 5734; 5403; 5289; 5426; 6149; 5663; 6045
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US including U.S. including AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV and District of Columbia. Internationall to AE, AT, AU , BD , BE, BF, BG,BR, CA, CL, CN, CO, CR, DE, DK, EC, EG, ES, ET, FI, FR, GB, HU, ID, IN, IT, JM, JP, KR, LK, MA, MT, MY, NL, NZ, PA, PE, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SA, SE, SG, TH, TR, TW, VN and ZA.
  • Product Description
    The Leica ASP200S/ASP300S Tissue Processor. Pathology and Hematology Departments. || The Leica ASP200S/ASP300S Tissue Processor is an automated system used to process tissue specimens for examination through fixation, dehydration and infiltration.
  • Manufacturer
    Leica Microsystems, Inc.

Manufacturer

Leica Microsystems, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Leica Microsystems, Inc., 1700 Leider Ln, Buffalo Grove IL 60089-6622
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Danaher Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA