News and Announcements Archive
Vendor Alerts/Recalls Notices
Purchasing receives Manufacturer's notifications from time to time. Please review this list to see of you are affected. Each item may contain appropriate Manufacturer's recommended actions.
This list includes Manufacturers and distributors of Research and other equipment.
When we know of specific equipment, we send notificaitons to the appropriate Departments. This page is designed to accumulate those notifications in case there is equipment or equipment components on campus that we are unaware of.
When appropriate, follow manufacturer's instructions. In order of receipt, below are notifications received by Purchasing.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Kimberly Tomaszewski in Purchasing at 313-577-3757.
November 5, 2009
Subject: Notification regarding Change in Raw Material used in the Manufacture of 0.45, 0.65, 0.8, and 1.2 μm Durapore® Membrane and 0.45 μm Immobilon® membrane for Sterile and Non-sterile MultiScreen® Plate Products, beginning in February 2010
Recommended Action: Confirm that your specific assays do not require modification
Reference No. KCN-69B383831EIN
Dear Customer:
We are writing to inform you that Millipore Corporation is changing the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin used in the manufacture of 0.45, 0.65, 0.8, and 1.2 μm membrane for sterile and non-sterile MultiScreen Plates beginning in February 2010. Our records indicate that your company has purchased one of these MultiScreen products in the past two years. Millipore Corporation strives to provide you with the highest quality products and attempts to make changes with as little disruption to your process as possible. Therefore, a copy of this notification should be forwarded immediately to the personnel in your organization affected by this change.
Date Issued: October 19, 2009
Safety Investigation of Certain Medical Device Power Cords: Initial Communication
Audiences: Health Care Professionals, Patients/Caregivers Using Medical Devices in the Home, Medical Device Manufacturers
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
Certain medical device AC power cords equipped with a plug that has a prong and ground-pin insert design and a black plastic bridge connecting the terminal prongs on the plug (see Figure 1). Medical device power cords that do not have a black bridge connecting the terminal prongs on the plug are not affected (see Figure 2)
The highlites of the FDA article read as follows (taken from the following website (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm187078.htm):
Date Issued: October 19, 2009
Safety Investigation of Certain Medical Device Power Cords: Initial Communication
