Atossa Genetics, Inc. Recalls Breast Health Device, Shares Dive

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Seattle biotechnology company Atossa Genetics pulled its only product from the market late Friday, triggering a 50 percent plunge in its stock in after-hours trading. Atossa said it has begun “a voluntary recall” of its ForeCYTE Breast Health Test and the associated collection device, a pump that extracts fluid from the nipple of a nonlactating woman for “detection of precancerous changes that could lead to breast cancer.”

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