FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Life Technologies Corporation: SPOT-Light" HER2 CISH Kit, catalog #84-0150, 20 tests/kit, labeled in part ***Invitrogen Corporation 7335 Executive Way Frederick MD 21704 www.invitrogen.com*** Product Usage: The SPOT-Light HER2 CISH Kit is intended to quantitatively determine HER2 gene amplification in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) breast carcinoma tissue sections and is indicated as an aid in the assessment of patients for whom Herceptin (trastuzumab) treatment is being considered.
- Recall number
- Z-0461-2012
- Recalling firm
- Life Technologies Corporation
- Product
- SPOT-Light" HER2 CISH Kit, catalog #84-0150, 20 tests/kit, labeled in part ***Invitrogen Corporation 7335 Executive Way Frederick MD 21704 www.invitrogen.com*** Product Usage: The SPOT-Light HER2 CISH Kit is intended to quantitatively determine HER2 gene amplification in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) breast carcinoma tissue sections and is indicated as an aid in the assessment of patients for whom Herceptin (trastuzumab) treatment is being considered.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-11-14
- Posted
- 2012-01-11
- Terminated
- 2012-02-10
- Reason
- In vitro diagnostic reagent may be contaminated with a fungal contaminant.
- Root cause
- Material/Component Contamination
- Action
- Life Technologies sent an URGENT DEVICE RECALL letter dated November 14, 2011 by mail to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, description of problem, and actions to be taken by the user. Customers were instructed to examine inventory immediately, discontinue use, quarantine the material and return remaining inventory. Customers were advised to complete the Customer Response Sheet included for recovering inventory data and fax back to (+1) 716-774-6727 Technical Support or e-mail to techsupport@lifetech.com. Customers who had distributed the affected kits outside of their facility were instructed to immediately notify their customers of the recall. For questions call Technical Support, at (+1) 800-955-6288 opt. 2 then opt. 3.
- Quantity
- 29 kits
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) in the states of CA and NV and the countries of: Canada, Venezuela, and the UK.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 1029335, Exp. August 31, 2012
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P050040"]
- Product code
- NYQ
- Firm FEI
- 3003335080
- Firm city
- Frederick
- Firm state
- MD
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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