FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Panthera-Puncher 9 . Panthera-Puncher 9 is a sample transfer instrument for professional use. The sample, a dried blood disk, is extracted from a larger area of the sample (dried blood spot) by punching the disk of the specified size to a sample collection vessel, e.g. a 96-well microtiter plate. The identification of the sample punched to a specific well of the plate is stored and carried on to the next instrument or the data is transferred to the LIMS.

Recall: Z-2153-2014 · Reported August 13, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2153-2014
Event ID
68686
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
August 13, 2014
Initiation Date
July 1, 2014
Classification Date
August 6, 2014
Termination Date
October 21, 2015
Address
940 Winter St, N/A, Waltham, MA, 02451-1457, United States

Description

Panthera-Puncher 9 . Panthera-Puncher 9 is a sample transfer instrument for professional use. The sample, a dried blood disk, is extracted from a larger area of the sample (dried blood spot) by punching the disk of the specified size to a sample collection vessel, e.g. a 96-well microtiter plate. The identification of the sample punched to a specific well of the plate is stored and carried on to the next instrument or the data is transferred to the LIMS.

Reason

Risk of incorrect results from samples prepared with Panthera-Puncher 9

Code Info

Serial Numbers: 20810001 through 20810148

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of : Canada, Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, France, Mexico, Qatar and Korea.

Quantity

144 units