The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2226-2012·Announced 2012-08-29

Beckman Coulter DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stand Recall for Sharp Edges

Beckman Coulter is recalling 41 DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stands because missing vinyl caps expose sharp edges on drawer slides, posing a physical injury risk to operators.

What this means for you

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 involves a risk-of-harm product (sharp edges causing physical injury) where no specific injuries have been reported yet, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for theoretical or unreported injury risks.

Plain-English summary

Beckman Coulter Inc. is recalling 41 units of the UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stand (Part Numbers 775222 and A96152). The recall was initiated because the floor stands shipped with the instruments were missing vinyl caps, which exposed sharp edges on the drawer slides of the reagent cabinet.

The sharp edges on the drawer slides may expose operators to physical injury when they are replacing reagents and waste containers. The affected units were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States and in Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.

Operators of the affected devices should contact Beckman Coulter for instructions on how to resolve the issue. The recall involves specific serial numbers listed in the agency's official documentation.

The recalled product

Product
UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer Stainer Floor Cabinet, PN A96152. The DxH Slidemaker Stainer is a fully automated slide preparation and staining device that aspirates a whole blood-sample, smears a blood film on a clean microscope slide, and delivers a variety of fixatives, stai

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)

  • Part Number(s) 775222 and A96152
  • Serial #s-MP010
  • MP023
  • MP026
  • AS23001
  • AS23002
  • AS25003
  • AS25004
  • AS25005
  • AS33008
  • AS33009
  • AS33010
  • AS33011
  • AS37013
  • AS38014
  • AS38015
  • AS39016
  • AS39017
  • AS40018
  • AS44012

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 10 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 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.

See all 2 products in this recall →