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Roche Navify Digital Pathology Software

Navify Digital Pathology software has an image/metadata discrepancy with the Viewer window.

What happened

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., of Tucson, Arizona, recalled navify Digital Pathology (on-prem) v2.5, Material Number 10092343001, and navify Digital Pathology (Cloud) v2.5, Material Number 09453733001, due to complaints received for the Image Management System regarding image/metadata discrepancy with the Viewer window.

The software is a component of the Roche Digital Pathology Dx device cleared by the US FDA for Whole Slide Imaging purposes. The recall began April 20, 2026, and was classified by the FDA on August 7, 2026. Distribution was worldwide, including nationwide in the U.S. and in countries such as Austria, Brazil, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is yours affected?

Compare the details below with your product and check the FDA notice to confirm whether it is affected.

A UDI-DI is the device identifier printed with the barcode on the device label.

  1. Product details

    navify Digital Pathology (on-prem) v2.5, Material Number 10092343001 navify Digital Pathology (Cloud) v2.5. Material Number 09453733001 UDI-DI Code: 761333602095AQ In the United States, navify Digital Pathology software (previously known as uPath Enterprise Software)

    UDI-DI
    • 10092343001
    • 09453733001

Recall details

Company began the recall
Sold in

Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, PR, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The countries of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and Switzerland, Argentina, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jordan, Mexico, Myanmar, Peru, Turkey, United Kingdom, Australia, Bahrain, Colombia, Hong Kong, Portugal and India.

Company
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.Tucson, Arizona
Risk

Moderate risk

Using it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98998
Recall number
Z-2913-2026

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 16, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)