The Recall Desk

FDA (Devices) recall action 82079

Beckman Coulter Inc. recalled 2 products on 2019-04-10

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
2019-04-10
Critical
0
Units
2,842

Why these products were recalled

When racks are front-loaded onto the sample presentation unit while samples from the automation line are being processed, a scheduling error within the software can cause mishandling of samples during the creation of an aliquot and lead to incorrect results being generated. Affected samples typically yield non-reproducible falsely decreased results by up to 100%, however the potential for falsely elevated results cannot be ruled out.

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

The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.

States named across these recalls

1–2 of 2

  • HighFDA (Devices)··2019-04-10

    Beckman Coulter Recalls UniCel DxC Clinical Systems Due to Software Error

    Beckman Coulter is recalling UniCel DxC clinical systems where a software scheduling error can cause sample mishandling and generate incorrect test results.

    Product
    UniCel DxC 660i, 680i, 860i, and 880i SYNCHRON Access Clinical Systems, that are re-configured so that the DxI system is separated from the DxC system and the DxI instrument is then connected to an automation line. System Name/ Catalog Number: DxC 660i/ A64871, DxC 680i…
    Category
    Distribution
    26 states
  • HighFDA (Devices)··2019-04-10

    Beckman Coulter UniCel DxI 600 and 800 Systems Recalled for Software Error

    Beckman Coulter is recalling UniCel DxI 600 and 800 systems due to a software scheduling error that can cause incorrect immunoassay results.

    Product
    The UniCel DxI 600 and 800 Access Immunoassay Systems, that are connected to an automation line. UniCel DxI 600 Catalog Numbers: A30260, A71460, A71461, A92060. Unicel DxI 800 Catalog Numbers: 973100, A71456, A71457, A84545, A25288, A25285.
    Category
    Distribution
    26 states