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Device recall: Panther Fusion Tube Tray, REF PRD-04000, PN: FA-15004, Cont. 18 Tube Trays - Product Usage: an ancillary consumable to t
FDA enforcement event 87557 is a device recall by Hologic, Inc of San Diego, CA, initiated 26 Feb 2021 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 89% of the 900 device enforcement events initiated in 2021 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Hologic, Inc has 41 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Hologic, Inc, San Diego, CA.
Reason for recall
"There is a potential for tube trays to leak which could potentially result in false positive results, false negative results or invalid patient results."
Distribution
"Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1369-2021 | Panther Fusion Tube Tray, REF PRD-04000, PN: FA-15004, Cont. 18 Tube Trays - Product Usage: an ancillary consumable to the Panther Fusion System that is used to contain the PCR and RT-PCR steps of the assay processing. | 1355 kits | Class II | Ongoing | 14 Apr 2021 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "There is a potential for tube trays to leak which could potentially result in false positive results, false negative results or invalid patient results."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.