The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:LowFDA (Devices)·Z-0309-2018·Announced 2018-01-10

Beckman Coulter Access 2 Immunoassay System Recalled for Burn Risk

Beckman Coulter is recalling three Access 2 Immunoassay Systems due to a potential risk of minor skin burns during pipettor alignment.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class III

Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 1/5 (Low).

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, and the source text explicitly describes the hazard as a 'minor skin burn,' which aligns with the rubric for cosmetic defects or low-risk issues unlikely to cause adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Beckman Coulter Inc. is recalling three units of the Access 2 Immunoassay System, Remanufactured, Catalog Number 386220. The affected units have serial/lot numbers 507114, 503299, and 508111. This in vitro diagnostic device is used for the quantitative, semi-quantitative, or qualitative determination of various analyte concentrations found in human body fluids.

The recall is being conducted because of a potential for minor skin burns if the tool contacts the reagent storage interface board (B79917) when performing a pipettor alignment. The agency has classified this recall as Class III, indicating that use of or exposure to the violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

The affected units were distributed worldwide, including in the United States, Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. Users should contact Beckman Coulter Inc. for further instructions regarding the recall.

The recalled product

Product
Access 2 Immunoassay System, Remanufactured, Catalog Number 386220. In vitro diagnostic device used for the quantitative, semi-quantitative, or qualitative determination of various analyte concentrations found in human body fluids.
Manufacturer
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Category
Medical Device — In Vitro Diagnostic
Hazard
Affected units
3

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Lot numbers (2)

  • Serial/Lot Numbers: 507114
  • 503299 and 508111

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Beckman Coulter Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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