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PrepStain Slide Processor recallZ-2087-2012 · Tripath Imaging, Inc. · initiated Dec 8, 2011

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in July 2012

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Why it was recalled

Some Prep Stain Kit, 1.2 DiTi Cones have been found to be leaking and the PrepStain Preparation kits contain incorrect preventive maintenance (PM) instructions.

FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

BD Diagnostics sent a letter dated March 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identifies the product, problem and actions that will be taken by the firm. Contact BD Diagnostics Technical Support at 1-877-822-7771, option 2 for questions regarding this letter.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-2087-2012
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Dec 8, 2011
Posted by the FDA
Jul 26, 2012
Recalling firm
Tripath Imaging, Inc.
Quantity
201 units
Product code
MKQ
FDA submissions
P970018
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY, and WV and the countries of Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan and Victoria (Australia).

Product description

PrepStain Slide Processor. The PrepStain System is a liquid-based thin layer cell preparation process. The PrepStain System produces SurePath Slides that are intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical/Vaginal Cytology Diagnoses. The 1.2 DiTi is the tip on the PrepStain to which a pipette tip attaches and dispenses patient samples onto a glass microscope slide.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

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Catalog # 490100; Serial/Lot #s: USPS200576, USPS200577, USPS200578, USPS200583, USPS200584, USPS200585, USPS200586, USPS200587, USPS200588, USPS200589, USPS200590, USPS200591,USPS200592, USPS200593, USPS200594, USPS200595, USPS200596, USPS200597,USPS200598, USPS200599, USPS200600, USPS200601, USPS200602, USPS200603, USPS200604, USPS200605, USPS200606, USPS200607, USPS200608, USPS200609,USPS200610, USPS200611, USPS200612, USPS200613, USPS200614, USPS200615, USPS200616, USPS200617, USPS200618, USPS200619, USPS200620, USPS200621,USPS200622, USPS200623, USPS200624, USPS200625, USPS200626, USPS200627,USPS200628, USPS200629, USPS200630, USPS200631, USPS200632, USPS200633, USPS200634, USPS200635, USPS200636, USPS200637, USPS200638, USPS200639,USPS200640, USPS200641, USPS200642, USPS200643, USPS200644, USPS200645, USPS200646, USPS200647, USPS200648, USPS200649, USPS200650, USPS200651, USPS200652, USPS200653, USPS200654, USPS200655, USPS200656, USPS200657, USPS200658, USPS200659, USPS200660, USPS200661, USPS200662, USPS200663, USPS200664, USPS200665, USPS200666, USPS200667, USPS200668, USPS200669, USPS200670, USPS200671, USPS200672, USPS200673, USPS200674, USPS200675, USPS200676, USPS200677, USPS200678, USPS200679, USPS200680, USPS200681, USPS200682, USPS200683, USPS200684, USPS200685, USPS200686, USPS200687, USPS200688, USPS200689, USPS200690, USPS200691, USPS200692, USPS200693, USPS200694, USPS200695, USPS200696, USPS200697, USPS200698, USPS200699, USPS200701, USPS200702, USPS200703, USPS200704, USPS200705, USPS200706, USPS200707, USPS200708, USPS200709, USPS200710, USPS200711, USPS200712, USPS200713, USPS200714, USPS200715, USPS200716, USPS200717, USPS200718, USPS200719, USPS200720, USPS200721, USPS200722, USPS200723, USPS200724, USPS200725, USPS200726, USPS200727, USPS200728, USPS200729, USPS200730, USPS200731, USPS200732, USPS200733, USPS200734, USPS200735, USPS200736, USPS200737, USPS200738, USPS200739, USPS200740, USPS200741, USPS200742, USPS200743, USPS200744, USPS200746, USPS200748, USPS200751, USPS200756, USPS200757, USPS200758, USPS200759, USPS200760, USPS200761, USPS200762, USPS200763, USPS200764, USPS200765, USPS200766, USPS200767, USPS200768, USPS200769, USPS200770, USPS200771, USPS200772, USPS200773, USPS200774, USPS200775, USPS200776, USPS200777, USPS200778, USPS200781, USPS200783 and USPS200787.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

13 devices cleared under P970018 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 62117).

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