Reported Jun 27, 2012 · Terminated

Manual Method 1: 480 Test Kit (PreCoat), Catalog/Model # 490529

Tripath Imaging, Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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: Tripath Imaging, Inc. · 780 Plantation Dr · Burlington, NC · 27215-6723

Is this the product you have?

  • Manual Method 1
    • 480 Test Kit (PreCoat)
    • Catalog/Model # 490529
Lot codes and dates
    • 100903ru
    • 100924rr
    • 101022sc
    • 110114sh
    • 110225ru
Amount recalled
46,112,784 for all products in Recall Event

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Why it was recalled

The PrepStain Syringing Pipettes may not dispense the minimum volume of 7.5 mL of the sample due to leaking. This event resulted in an increase in complaints of leaking syringing pipettes

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Dec 3, 2012 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:11 PM UTC

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