FDA (Devices) recall action 82214
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The clear, plastic, polycarbonate hematocrit rotor may break apart during use and be ejected through the plastic housing, posing a safety hazard to the technician and potentially damaging the surrounding area.
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.
LW Scientific is recalling ZIP IQ Combo Centrifuges because the hematocrit rotor may break and eject through the housing, posing a safety hazard.
LW Scientific is recalling 142 ZIP IQ PCV Centrifuges because the plastic rotor may break and be ejected, posing a safety hazard to technicians.
LW Scientific is recalling 16 ZIP IQ Combo Centrifuges because the hematocrit rotor may break and eject through the housing, posing a safety hazard to technicians.