FDA Enforcement Class III Terminated

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.

Recall: Z-2779-2015 · Reported September 23, 2015

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2779-2015
Event ID
71910
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Leica Microsystems, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
September 23, 2015
Initiation Date
August 5, 2015
Classification Date
September 17, 2015
Termination Date
January 5, 2017
Address
1700 Leider Ln, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089-6622, United States

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.

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.

Code Info

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

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.

Quantity

901