Reported Jun 22, 2016 · Terminated

Ariol is an automated scanning microscope and image analysis system. It is intended for in vitro diagnostic use as an…

Leica Biosystems Richmond 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: Leica Biosystems Richmond Inc. · 5205 Route 12 · Richmond, IL · 60071

Is this the product you have?

  • Ariol is an automated scanning microscope and image analysis system. It is intended for in vitro diagnostic use as an aid to the pathologist in the detection, classification, and counting of cells of interest based on particular color, intensity, size, pattern, and shape. This particular Ariol software application is intended to measure, count, and quantitate the percentage and intensity of positively stained nuclei in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens immunohistochemically stained for Estrogens Receptors or Progesterone Receptors (ER/PR). ER/PR results are indicated for use as and aid in the management, prognosis, and prediction of therapy outcomes of breast cancer.
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial # System
    • 300139
    • 23ADMWS
    • 300157
    • 23ADMWS
    • 300154
    • 23ADMR
    • 300153
    • 23ADMR
    • 300152
    • 23ADMWS
    • 300133
    • 23ADMR
    • 300132
    • 23ADMR
    • 300131
    • 23ASLOMWS
    • 300160
    • 23ADMWS
    • 300127
    • 23AUWS
    • 300128
    • 23ASlDMWS
    • 300151
    • 23ADMR
    • 300150
    • 23ASlDMWS
    • 300155
    • 23ASLDMWS
    • 300159
    • 23ASLOMWS
    • 300129
    • 23ADMR
    • 300156
    • 23ADMWS
    • 300140
    • 23ASLDMWS
    • 300149
    • 23ADMR
    • 300148
    • 23ADMR
    • 300147
    • 23AOMR
    • 300146
    • 23ADMR
    • 300145
    • 23ADMR
    • 300144
    • 23ADMR
    • 300130
    • 23ADMWS
    • 300134
    • 23ASLDMWS
    • 300142
    • 23ASLDMWS
    • 300138
    • 23ASLDMWS
    • 300135
    • 23ADMWS
    • 300136
    • 23ASLDMWS
Amount recalled
33 systems

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

An issue during the manufacturing process caused systems to have an improperly activated Windows 7 OS, even though a valid Windows 7 license was associated with each manufactured system.

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 13, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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