Official recall record
Histocore Pegasus (ref 75407)
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2024-04-18
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
Leica Biosystems became aware, through post market surveillance, of an issue regarding poorly processed or damaged biopsy tissue specimens on the Histocore Pegasus / Histocore Pegasus Plus, resulting from reagent levels exceeding the maximum fill level marks on reagent bottles or in the paraffin tanks. This recall is to inform customers of this issue and actions to be taken. Recall start date: April 3, 2024
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
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Health Canada — Medical Devices — official record →
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.
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