Exact FDA event identifier

Event 64244

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

Event summary

Timeline bucket: September 28, 2012
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Ventana Medical Systems Inc

Dossier provenance

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openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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device · product 1 of 2

VENTANA (a member of the Roche Group) BenchMark ULTRA; REF/MU 750-600; Research Use Only Product Usage: Research Use Only-The DISCOVERY ULTRA Advanced Staining System is intended to automatically stain histological or cytological specimens on microscope slides with specific inununohistochemistry or in situ hybridization reagents.

Z-0833-2013

Recall number: Z-0833-2013
Initiated: September 28, 2012
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Ventana Medical Systems Inc
Quantity: 1735 instruments

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

Potiential for a waste fluid overflow condition to accur while running decontamination cycles on the BenchMark ULTRA automated staining platform or the DISCOVERY ULTRA automated staining platform. This type of overflow event can lead to migration of fluid across tubing and wiring within the instrument cabinet resulting in contact with electrical circuitry. This may create shorting conditions and u

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Reason for recall

Potiential for a waste fluid overflow condition to accur while running decontamination cycles on the BenchMark ULTRA automated staining platform or the DISCOVERY ULTRA automated staining platform. This type of overflow event can lead to migration of fluid across tubing and wiring within the instrument cabinet resulting in contact with electrical circuitry. This may create shorting conditions and u

Code information

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Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and country of: Germany.

device · product 2 of 2

VENTANA (a member of the Roche Group) DISCOVERY ULTRA; REF/MU 750-601; Research Use Only Product Usage: Research Use Only-The DISCOVERY ULTRA Advanced Staining System is intended to automatically stain histological or cytological specimens on microscope slides with specific inununohistochemistry or in situ hybridization reagents.

Z-0834-2013

Recall number: Z-0834-2013
Initiated: September 28, 2012
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Ventana Medical Systems Inc
Quantity: 54 instruments