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Health product recall

Confirm Anti-S100 (Clone 4C4.9 and Polyclonal Primary Antibody) (2017-02-20)

Starting date:
February 20, 2017
Posting date:
March 10, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-62496

Affected Products

  1. Confirm Anti-S100 (Clone 4C4.9)
  2. Confirm Anti-S100 (Polyclonal) Primary Antibody

Reason

The package inserts of the Confirm Anti-S100 (4C4.9) primary antibody and the Confirm Anti-S100 (polyclonal) primary antibody have been updated to include cell conditioning in the protocol since false negative staining results were observed when cell conditioning was omitted.

Affected products

A. Confirm Anti-S100 (Clone 4C4.9)

Lot or serial number

All lots

Model or catalog number

790-2914

Companies
Manufacturer

Ventana Medical Systems Inc.

1910 E Innovation Park Drive,

Tucson

85755

Arizona

UNITED STATES



B. Confirm Anti-S100 (Polyclonal) Primary Antibody

Lot or serial number

All lots

Model or catalog number

760-2523

Companies
Manufacturer

Ventana Medical Systems Inc.

1910 E Innovation Park Drive,

Tucson

85755

Arizona

UNITED STATES