Perkinelmer Recalls Defective Truncated V-Bottomed Microplates
Perkinelmer is recalling specific lots of truncated V-bottomed microplates because the wells are defective. These products are used for preparing and examining human body specimens.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a defect in a medical device used for human specimens, representing a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Perkinelmer is recalling specific lots of truncated V-bottomed microplates. The recall involves Product Number 1380 5465, which is a general purpose 96-well microplate used in the preparation and examination of specimens from the human body. The affected lot numbers are 616792, 617141, 617980, 618319, 618664, 618831, and 619175.
The recall was initiated because the truncated V-bottomed microplate wells used in assays contain defective wells. The agency has classified this recall as Class II. The products were distributed nationwide.
Users of these microplates should stop using the affected lots and contact Perkinelmer for further instructions. This recall is limited to the specific lot numbers listed above.
The recalled product
- Product
- Microplate, truncated V-bottomed lots included in the above listed products Product Number: 1380 5465. DBS Microplate is a general purpose 96 well microplate used in the preparation and examination of specimens from the human body.
- Manufacturer
- Perkinelmer
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (7)
- Lot Numbers: 616792
- 617141
- 617980
- 618319
- 618664
- 618831
- 619175
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 5 recalled by Perkinelmer 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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