Copan WASP Instrument Recalled for Software Upgrade to Prevent Table Rotation
Copan Italia is recalling 63 WASP instruments to upgrade software and eliminate a very low risk of the broth table rotating while the door is open.
What this means for you
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class III, which by definition is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The source text explicitly describes the risk as 'very low' and no injuries or illnesses are reported.
Plain-English summary
Copan Italia SpA is recalling 63 units of the WASP (Walk Away Specimen Process) Automatic Planting and Streaking Instrument, catalog number W086. The WASP is a fully automated system used to process microbiological specimens in liquid phase for the investigation of infectious microbes.
The recall was initiated because the manufacturer upgraded the software concerning the broth inoculation table feature. This upgrade is necessary to eliminate the very low risk of rotation of the broth table when the door is open.
The affected units were distributed worldwide, including in the United States (specifically Oregon and California), France, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Romania, Finland, Germany, South Africa, Canada, Ireland, the UK, Sweden, and Japan. Specific serial numbers are listed in the agency's recall record.
The recalled product
- Product
- WASP (Walk Away Specimen Process). Automatic Planting and Streaking Instrument Catalog number: W086 WASP is a fully automated system used to process microbiological specimens in liquid phase for the investigation of infectious microbes.
- Manufacturer
- Copan Italia
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 63
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 (20)
- Serial Numbers: W086-61-084/106/115/119/134/136
- W086-050-179
- W086-61-087/109/125/127/130/133
- W086-050-144/151/153/157/170/171/181/184
- W086-61-088/097/100/117
- W086-050-177/178/183
- W086-61-093
- W086-050-143/155
- W086-61-096
- W086-050-164/169/159/175
- W086-61-103/137/141/142
- W08661-104/114118/128/138
- W086050-182
- W08661 111
- W08661 113
- W08661 124
- W08661129/140
- W086050150/152/154/185
- W08661 139
- W086050 147
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