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CriticalFDAfda-Z-0086-2021FIRE OR BURN

DISCOVERY ULTRA Advanced Staining System (RUO-Research Use Only) Material Number: 05987750001

⚠ Critical FDA Safety Notice — Talk to Your Doctor

The FDA has flagged this as a serious safety concern (fire or burn). Do not stop, change, or discard a prescribed medication or medical device on your own. Contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately to ask whether this notice applies to your prescription and what to do next. Any specific guidance below comes directly from the FDA — Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice.

Units Affected
257
Recall Date
August 31, 2020
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Fire Or Burn

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-0086-2021.

Potential for Fluid leaks within the instruments, creating an electrical short inside the power socket, which generates heat, smoke, and eventually burning and melting of the electrical cord connector and socket

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-0086-2021.

Recall ongoing. Follow firm instructions.

🩺 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist

Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice. Any specific instructions about this medication or device come directly from the FDA notice above. Before making any change to your treatment:

  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-Z-0086-2021.

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

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Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. Recall FAQ

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. is the subject of a medical devices safety report: DISCOVERY ULTRA Advanced Staining System (RUO-Research Use Only) Material Number: 05987750001. The notice was published on August 31, 2020 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 257 units are potentially affected.