FDASeptember 4, 2018device
Leica HistoCore SPECTRA CV Coverslipper, used in preparation of histological and cytological tissue samples for microscopic analysis for medical diagnostics.
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Product was assembled with an isolating fiberglass hose within the oven in the wrong position. This results in improper shielding from potential electrical shock.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
leica microsystemsleica
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
- FDAHistoCore PELORIS 3, Model/Catalog Number: 45.0005/45.7512.501 A11, Software Version: 3.4.0. The HistoCore PELORIS 3 Rapid Tissue Processor is a dual retort rapid tissue processor used to prepare tissue samples.2025-04-02
- FDABrand Name: Leica Biosystems Cryostats Product Name: CM1950 Model/Catalog Number: 1491950C4US Software Version: firmware V3.012025-01-30
- FDALeica Biosystems Cryostat Model Number CM1900, Material Numbers: a) 14045227382, b) 14901900100, c) 14901900700, d) 1491900UVU2; for freezing and sectioning tissue samples2024-09-04
- FDALeica Biosystems Cryostat Model Number CM1510 S, Material Numbers: a) 491510C002, b) 1491510C003; for freezing and sectioning tissue samples2024-09-04
- FDALeica Biosystems Cryostat Model Number CM1850, Material Numbers: a) 14047131148, b) 14901850001, c) 14901850001R0501, d) 1491850UVUL; for freezing and sectioning tissue samples2024-09-04
- FDALeica Biosystems Cryostat Model Number CM1100, Material Number 14046931130, for freezing and sectioning tissue samples2024-09-04
- FDALeica Biosystems Cryostat Model Number CM1950, Material Numbers: a) 14047742467, b) 1491950C1US, c) 1491950C2US, d) 1491950C3US; for freezing and sectioning tissue samples2024-09-04
- FDALeica Biosystems Cryostat Model Number CM3050 S, Material Numbers: a) 14047033518, b) 14903050S01, c) 14903050S02, d) 14903050S03; for freezing and sectioning tissue samples2024-09-04
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