Slide Stainer, Automated

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Recent recalls

• 2024-05-29Open, ClassifiedDevice Design

  Brand Name: Dako CoverStainer, Dako CoverStainer CPO Product Name: CoverStainer, CoverStainer CPO Model/Catalog Number: CS10030, CS10040, CS10026, CS10026E Software Version: N/A Product Description: Microscope Slide Stainer IVD Component: N/A

  There is the potential for the front plexiglass door of the automated slide processing system to break causing potential injury.

• 2022-07-12Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  Ventana HE 600 System, automated slide preparer, for use in laboratories.

  There is a potential for fluid leak inside the Ventana HE 600 instrument which could result in electrical short and fire

• 2022-04-08Open, ClassifiedDevice Design

  BenchMark ULTRA and DISCOVERY ULTRA Instruments

  Potential for Fluid Leak inside a staining system that could cause an electrical short circuit of the General Purpose Input/ Output Board's J1 Connector that could result in smoke and fire.

• 2020-05-21TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  Dako Autostainer instruments: Autostainer Link 48, Model AS480; Autostainer Plus Link Instrument, Model AS100; Autostainer, Model S3400; and Autostainer Plus, Model S3800.

  The Autostainer instrument may not have a syringe tray installed which could result in a small volume of excess buffer being applied to several slides. In addition to the syringe tray, the updated Basic User Guide will reduce the potential risk of false negative results in the case of leakage of buffer and/or reagents that may impact staining.

• 2016-07-08TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm

  QuickSlide MGS-80, Automated Mutli-Slide Gram Stainer/GramPRO-80. Systematically stains, rinses, decolorizes, and counter-stains the provided biological sample and slide.

  Discrepant culture and gram stain results, which could potentially lead to misdiagnosis or improper treatment of a patient.

• 2015-04-29TerminatedOther

  Test Request Distributor (TRD 1.3 and TRD 1.4), a software module used on the Dako Omnis System, an automated slide stainer for in vitro diagnostic use. The TRD is intended to distribute patient case, appropriate parts information, track changes, and transform test requests from LIS or manual entries to connected Dako systems.

  If a user requests slides from the LIS or TPID, then updates a request by changing the test, the TRD software will reject the update. The LIS and printed slide label will display the updated test with the requested change, but the Omnis system will execute the initial test, not reflecting the change. The system will not warn the user that the test request was rejected.

• 2015-03-16TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  Autostainer Link 48 (AS480), Autostainer Plus Link Instrument (AS100), Autostainer (S3400), and Autostainer Plus (S3800). Automated slide stainer for in vitro diagnostic use.

  A false negative result affecting the diagnosis may occur. A defect in the syringe assembly stopcock component may, in some circumstances, cause leakage of excess buffer onto slide location 34 on the AS480, or slide locations 35 and 36 on the AS100, S3400, and S3800. Affected dates are from 12/2013-08/2014.

• 2014-09-26TerminatedSoftware change control

  Dako Autostainer Link 48 with software version Dako Link 4.0.3, Model No. AS480 Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use. The Dako Autostainer Link 48 is an automated slide processing system compatible with reagents for the staining of paraffin-embedded and frozen tissue sections, cytospins, cell smears and fine needle aspirates. The system is designed to automate manual staining methods routinely used in immunohistochemistry and cytochemistry, enabling the transfer of established protocols from the bench to the Autostainer Link 48 automated workstations operating either singly or in networked configurations.

  Dako is recalling the Dako Link 4.0.3 software on the Dako Autostainer Link 48 because Dako has determined that an upgrade to this version of the software may cause premature rejection of reagent bottles or inadequate aspiration of reagent if the instrument has also had a preventative maintenance or waste pump replacement, and the baseplate is not completely aligned.

• 2013-08-28TerminatedDevice Design

  Benchmark XT/LT and Discovery XT Model Numbers: N750-BMK-FS, N750-BMKXT-FS, N750-BMKLT-FS, N750-DIS-FS, N750-DISXT-FS. Product Usage: Usage: The Benchmark product lines are intended to automatically stain histological or cytological specimens on microscope slides with specific immunohistochemistry or in situ hybridization reagents for in vitro diagnostic use. The Discovery Systems are research use only instruments with similar functionality.

  Ventana Medical System is initiating the recall of the BenchMark and DISCOVERY series instruments because there is a possibility that the heating element could separate from the underside of the heater cap and cause a non-staining or inconsistent staining event. Additionally, the system may not detect this anomaly and therefore it may not generate an error message for the slide position.

• 2013-08-06TerminatedDevice Design

  VENTANA (a member of the Roche Group) BenchMark ULTRA; REF/MU 750-600; Research Use Only Product Usage: Research Use Only-The DISCOVERY ULTRA Advanced Staining System is intended to automatically stain histological or cytological specimens on microscope slides with specific inununohistochemistry or in situ hybridization reagents.

  Potiential for a waste fluid overflow condition to accur while running decontamination cycles on the BenchMark ULTRA automated staining platform or the DISCOVERY ULTRA automated staining platform. This type of overflow event can lead to migration of fluid across tubing and wiring within the instrument cabinet resulting in contact with electrical circuitry. This may create shorting conditions and u