Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Peloris Rapid Tissue Processor

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por Leica Microsystems, Inc..

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    54566
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-1551-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-02-09
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-05-07
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2011-06-30
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    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.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Processor, tissue, automated - Product Code IEO
  • Causa
    Confusion during manually changing reagents, general users running unvalidated protocols, and wax valve leakage have contributed to tissue damage during processing, leading to rebiopsies.
  • Acción
    Leica Microsystems sent Medical Device Correction letters dated 2/9/10 to the affected customers via first class mail on the same date, informing them of the potential for tissue damage during processing and outlining the software upgrade being made to minimize the risk of tissue damage. Customers were informed that their local Leica Microsystems representative will contact them to arrange the software upgrade and to provide training on the use of the new software. The letters also provided the necessary steps required to avoid tissue damage during processing while they are awaiting the software upgrade. The accounts were asked to complete the attached Acknowledgement Form, listing the serial numbers of the units at their facility and fax it back to Leica at 1-847-607-3147. Additional questions should be addressed to the firm's office of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
    catalog number 26.0001 and 26.0005, serial numbers 0260001B to 0260341B, 0260344B, 0260346B to 0260353B, and 0260356B to 0260366B.
  • Clasificación del producto
  • Clase de dispositivo
    1
  • ¿Implante?
    No
  • Distribución
    Worldwide distribution -- U.S. (nationwide), Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia.
  • Descripción del producto
    Peloris Rapid Tissue Processor; Leica Biosystems Melbourne Pty Ltd, Mount Waverly, 3149 VIC, Australia; catalog number 26.0001 and 26.0005
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Leica Microsystems, Inc., 2345 Waukegan Rd, Bannockburn IL 60015-1515
  • Source
    USFDA