Reported Aug 1, 2012 · Terminated

PrepStain PM Kit, T-AG (Catalog 490588); PrepStain PM Kit Europe (Catalog 490671); PrepStain Prep Only PM Kit, T-AG…

Tripath Imaging, Inc.

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

Is this the product you have?

9 of 9 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
490588PrepStain PM Kit, T-AG ( )
490671PrepStain PM Kit Europe ( )
490954PrepStain Prep Only PM Kit, T-AG ( )
490424PrepStain PM Kit XLP, T-US-II ( )
491118PrepStain Prep PM Kit XLP T-US-II ( )
PrepStain Prep Only PM Kit XLP, T-US-II (490423)
490429PrepStain Prep Only PM Kit, T-US ( )
490626PrepStain PM Kit, T-US ( )
490428PrepStain PM Kit Europe, T-US ( ). 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.
Lot codes and dates
  • SAP Part numbers
    • 490423
    • 490424
    • 490428
    • 490588
    • 490626
    • 490954 and 490671
Amount recalled
1166 units

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

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.

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 Nov 8, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:13 PM UTC

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