Reported Nov 18, 2015 · Terminated

Smooth Muscle Action (SMA) Immunohistochemistry reagent. Catalog numbers: CME305A-0.1ml; CME305B - 0.5 ml, PME305AA -…

Biocare Medical, LLC

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Biocare Medical, LLC · 4040 Pike Ln · Concord, CA · 94520-1227

Is this the product you have?

  • Smooth Muscle Action (SMA) Immunohistochemistry reagent
  • Catalog numbersCME305A-0.1ml; CME305B - 0.5 ml, PME305AA - 6.0 ml prediluted and ready to use. They are the same product with the same intended use. Chemistry - IVD Smooth Muscle Actin (SMA) antibody recognizes the alpha-smooth muscle isoform of actin. This antibody recognizes the alpha-smooth muscle isoform of actin. This MAb is reportedly useful for identifying tumors arising from smooth muscle and myoepithelial cells
Lot codes and dates
  • Catalog numbersCME305A &
  • CME305B
    • lots 110112
    • Expiry 11/2015
    • 0 42213
    • expiry 4/2016
    • 101013
    • expiry 10/2016
    • 121813
    • expiry 12/2016
    • 070214
    • expiry 7/2017
    • 020215
    • expiry 2/2018
  • Catalog number
    • PME305AA
    • lots 070513
    • expiry 07/2016
    • 032114
    • expiry 3/2017
    • 030315
    • expiry 3/2018
Amount recalled
151 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Certain catalog numbers and lots of Smooth Muscle Actin may stain some cell types that are typically expected to be negative for SMA.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jan 11, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:02 PM UTC

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