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FDA (Devices) recall action 62755

Beckman Coulter Inc. recalled 2 products on 2012-08-29

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.

Products
2
Announced
2012-08-29
Critical
0
Units
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Why these products were recalled

The recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has confirmed that the DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stand shipped with Slidemaker Stainer instruments were missing vinyl caps, exposing sharpt edges on the DxH Slidemaker Stainer Reagent Cabinet (Floor Stand) drawer slides. The sharp edges on the drawer slides may expose operators to physical injury when replacing reagents and waste containers whic

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

States named across these recalls

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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2012-08-29

    Beckman Coulter DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stand Recall for Sharp Edges

    Beckman Coulter is recalling 41 DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stands because missing vinyl caps expose sharp edges on drawer slides, posing a physical injury risk to operators.

    Product
    UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer Stainer Floor Cabinet, PN A96152. The DxH Slidemaker Stainer is a fully automated slide preparation and staining device that aspirates a whole blood-sample, smears a blood film on a clean microscope slide, and delivers a variety of fixatives, stai
    Category
    Distribution
    10 states
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2012-08-29

    Beckman Coulter DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stand Recall for Sharp Edges

    Beckman Coulter is recalling 41 DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stands because missing vinyl caps expose sharp edges on drawer slides, posing a physical injury risk to operators.

    Product
    UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer Instrument System, PN 775222. The DxH Slidemaker Stainer is a fully automated slide preparation and staining device that aspirates a whole blood-sample, smears a blood film on a clean microscope slide, and delivers a variety of fixatives, stains,
    Category
    Distribution
    10 states