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UniCel DxH 800 and DxH 600 Coulter Cellular Analysis System. Catalog No. 629029, B24465, B24802, B68304 (Unicel DxH 800

FDA device recall Z-2732-2016 · posted 2016-09-02 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Reason for recall
There is a possibility of specimen misidentification for the stand-alone DxH 800 and DxH 600 where the Primary Identifier is configured to Tube Position ID.
Action taken
An Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated 8/8/16 was sent to all customers who purchased the Unicel DxH 800 and DxH 600 Coulter Cellular Analysis System to inform them that there is a possibility of specimen misidentification for the stand-alone DxH 800 and DxH 600 where the Primary Identifier is configured to Tube Position ID. Customers are instructed to complete and return the enclosed response form within 10 days. Customers with any questions regarding the notice are instructed to contact Customer Support Center: http://www.beckmancoulter.com/customersupport/support; 800-526-7694 in the US and Canada; outside the US and Canada, contact local Beckman Coulter representative.
Root cause
Software design
Status
Terminated
Product code
GKZ
Quantity affected
5,282 units total (2,877 units in US)
Distribution
Affected geographies: Andorra, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, Columbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ecuador, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Gre
Date initiated
2016-08-08
Date posted
2016-09-02
Date terminated
2017-04-29
Location
Brea, CA

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