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Class 2 Device Recall Thermo Scientific Microm

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  Class 2 Device Recall Thermo Scientific Microm see related information
Date Initiated by Firm August 12, 2011
Date Posted October 12, 2011
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 25, 2013
Recall Number Z-0039-2012
Recall Event ID 59316
Product Classification Microtome, Rotary - Product Code IDO
Product Thermo Scientific Microm: Rotary Microtome: REF HM355S-3

Used for slicing tissue blocks.
Code Information Model HM355S-3, Serial Nos: 34450, 34519, 34520, 34601, 34662, 34665, 34807, 34922, 35030, 35032, 35033, 35159, 35637, 35793, 35976, 35978, 35978, 38337, 38584, 38651, 39238, 39280, 39281, 39542, 39795, 40607, 41039, 45104, 45367, 45369, 45371, 45760, 45845, 47466, 47467, 47468, 47469, 47772, 47773, 47774, 47775, 47776, 48095, 48096, 48097, 48098, 48109, 48110, 48111, 48112, 48113, 48114, 48115, 48116, 48184, 48252, 48253, 48254, 48259, 48260, 48261, 48314, 48315, 48593, 48594, 48910, 48911, 48912, 48913, 48914, 48915, 48916, 48917, 48918, 48919, 48920, 48921, 48922, 48923, 48924, 48978, 48978, 49102, 49103, 49104, 49105, 49106, 49107, 49108, 49109, 49110, 49209, 49209, 49210, 49210, 49211, 49211, 49212, 49213, 49213, 49214, 49214, 49221, 49223, 49230, 49286, 49287, 49288, 49289, 49290, 49291, 49292, 49293, 49294, 49295, 49296, 49297, 49298, 49299, 49300, 49301, 49302, 49303, 49304, 49305, 49306, 49307, 49308, 49309, 49310, 49311, 49312, 49962, 49963, 49964, 49965, 49966, 49967, 49968, 49969, 49970, 49971, 49972, 49973, 49974, 49975, 49976, 49977, 49978, 49989, 49990, 49991, 49992, 49993, 49994, 49995, 50221, 50222, 50224, 50225, 50226, 50578, 50579, 50580, 50581, 50582, 50583, 50584, 50585, 50586, 50587, 50676, 50677, 50678, 50679, 50680, 50681, 50791, 50792, 50793, 50794 and 50911.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Richard-Allan Scientific Company
4481 Campus Dr
Kalamazoo MI 49008
For Additional Information Contact
616-385-4466
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 The firm has received two complaints of finger lacerations in operators of this device.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Device Design
Action ThermoFisher Scientific sent "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION, RE: Thermo Scientific HM355S-3 User Safety Advisory Notice" to all affected customers. The letter states the manufacturer identified a need to enhance the safety instructions and the description of the safety devices in the user manual. It mentions the HM3555S-3 User Manual has been modified to include more specific safe work practices and a new Quick -Reference Card summarizing the manual's safety enhancements and that the changes have been included on a CD that is enclosed with the letter. The firm requests confirmation of receipt of the new User Manual and Quick-Reference Card by October 31, 2011 to be sent by FAX to (269) 372-2674 For questions on this recall call the firms Technical Support representatives at 1-800-522-7270 08:00 AM- 4:30 PM.
Quantity in Commerce 786
Distribution Worldwide Distribution: Nationwide distribution; including the country of Canada.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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