FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Aperio Technologies Inc: Aperio ScanScope System. Aperio ScanScope Models, XT, AT, AT Turbo, CS and CSO. Automated digital slide creation and viewing device. It is intended to create and view electronic image files representative of tissue specimens fixed to glass slides.
- Recall number
- Z-1549-2013
- Recalling firm
- Aperio Technologies Inc
- Product
- Aperio ScanScope System. Aperio ScanScope Models, XT, AT, AT Turbo, CS and CSO. Automated digital slide creation and viewing device. It is intended to create and view electronic image files representative of tissue specimens fixed to glass slides.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-02-22
- Posted
- 2013-06-17
- Terminated
- 2013-09-25
- Reason
- Aperio initiated this recall because the User Guides incorrectly state the devices had been cleared for specific applications. The User Guides should state the devices are for Research Use Only and are not for use in diagnostic procedures.
- Root cause
- No Marketing Application
- Action
- Aperio sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated April 22, 2013 to all affected consignees via certified USPS mail. The letter included the reason for the recall, recall product information, instructions, acknowledgement form, contact information ( Aperio Technical Support at 1-866-478-3999), and product labeling. The consignees were requested to acknowledge receipt of the Medical Device Correction letter. In addition, an Acknowledgement Form is required to be signed and e-mailed back to the Manufacturer as evidence of letter receipt. For questions regarding this recall call 760-304-6211, ext 6211.
- Quantity
- 364
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution - including all states, none internationally .
- Lot, serial or model codes
- The following serial numbers of the Aperio ScanScope systems are affected in the USA by this recall: ¿ScanScope XT ScanScope AT ScanScope ATT ScanScope es, esa 1223, 1273, 1278, 1277, 1282, 1593,1605, 1648,1657,1660, 5064,5068,5108,5155,5170,5171 1285,1286,1287,1293,1296, 1619, 1620, 1662,1663,1666, 5176,5181,5187,5196,5198,5202, 1299,1300,1301,1302,1304, 1623, 1633, 1671, 1672, 1673, 5204,5205,5233,5236,5237,5241, 1311,1312,1314,1315,1316, 1634,1635, 1676, 1678, 1679, 5244,5245,5246,5248,5253,5262, 1318,1319,1320,1321,1322, 1636, 1637, 1690, 1692, 1695, 5266,5267,5269,5270,5272,5276, 1324,1325,1327,1328,1330, 1638,1640, 1698,1700,1718 5277,5279,5283,5287,5288,5293, 1332, 1333, 1335, 1336, 1338, 1643,1645, 5294, 5295, 5302, 5307, 5308, 5309, 1339, 1340, 1342, 1343, 1345, 1649,1654, 5314,5315,5316,5317,5324,5327, 1350,1352,1357,1358,1359, 1656,1664, 5328,5329,5330,5331,5333,5334, 1366, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1372, 1686, 1687, 5336,5339,5340,5341,5345,5347, 1382,1383,1392,1394,1396, 1688, 1689, 5348,5352,5353,5356,5367,5371, 1397, 1399, 1400, 1402, 1404, 1696, 1699, 5374,5379,5381,5388,5390,5394, 1405,1407,1409,1410,1413, 1703,1705, 5396,5402,5403,5404,5405,5406, 1417,1418,1419,1420,1421, 1707, 1708, 5408,5409,5415,5416,5418,5419, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1709,1711, 5433,5440,5452,5456,5457,5459, 1436,1441,1442,1444,1445, 1714,1716, 5462,5465,5466,5467,5468,5469, 1446, 1448, 1449, 1450, 1452, 1719,1721, 5470,5473,5475,5476,5477,5478, 1453, 1454, 1456, 1457, 1458, 1723,1724, 5482,5485,5486,5489,5490,5492, 1460,1461,1466,1475,1476, 1725,1727, 5493,5504,5515,5516,5517,5518, 1481,1482,1486,1487,1490, 1728,1729, 5520, 5529, 5537, 5540, 5552, 5566, 1492, 1499, 1500, 1502, 1503, 1731,1733, 5567,5574,5578,5581,5587,5590, 1505,1506,1507,1508,1509, 1735, 1736, 5591,5592,5593 1511,1512,1514,1515,1516, 1739,1744 1517,1519,1520,1522,1523, 1525, 1527, 1528, 1532, 1534, 1535, 1536, 1537, 1538, 1540, 1542,1543,1544,1545,1546, 1547,1548,1549,1550,1551, 1552, 1553, 1554, 1556, 1557, 1559,1560,1563,1564,1569, 1570, 1571, 1575, 1576, 1582, 1586,1587,1588,1590,1591, 1596,1597,1611,1627
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- IBM
- Firm FEI
- 3006791373
- Firm city
- Vista
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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