FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

The Leica ASP6025 Tissue Processor. Pathology and Hematology Departments. The Leica ASP6025 Tissue Processor is an automated system used to process tissue specimens for examination through fixation, dehydration and infiltration.

Recall: Z-2804-2015 · Reported September 30, 2015

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2804-2015
Event ID
71928
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Leica Microsystems, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
September 30, 2015
Initiation Date
July 27, 2015
Classification Date
September 22, 2015
Termination Date
January 5, 2017
Address
1700 Leider Ln, N/A, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089-6622, United States

Description

The Leica ASP6025 Tissue Processor. Pathology and Hematology Departments. The Leica ASP6025 Tissue Processor is an automated system used to process tissue specimens for examination through fixation, dehydration and infiltration.

Reason

The ASP6025 Tissue Processor instrument is incorrectly getting into a state of bottle empty during retort filling, after passing the fill lever sensor 2 and prior to reaching level sensor 3, thus not completing a 5 litre fill.

Code Info

Product Code: Leica ASP6025 Serial Numbers: 163, 169, 200-729, 731, 733, 735, 737, 739, 741, 743, 745, 747, 749, 751, 753, 755, 757, 759, 761, 763, 765, 767, 769, 771, 773, 775, 777, 779, 781, 783, 785, 787, 789, 791, 793, 795, 797, 799, 801, 803, 805, 807, 809, 811.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US including AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH,PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV and District of Columbia. Foreign distribution to United Arab Emirates, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic , Germany, Spain, France, England, Georgia, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Lithuania, Myanmar, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherland, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, and South Africa.

Quantity

U.S. Quantity Distributed: 163 systems; Foreign Quantity Diistributed: 410 systems.