Events

Recall of 8CHECK 3WP X-TRA CONTROL

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SYSMEX CANADA INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    52106
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-09-06
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Correction is for the eightcheck 3wp x-tra hematology control package insert. this correction alerts the customers to inadvertent changes to the package insert that impact mixing instructions and recommendations about acceptable targets and limits of control performance.

Device

8CHECK 3WP X-TRA CONTROL
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 14030040 (Lot serial: 7087); Model Catalog: 14030040 (Lot serial: 7088); Model Catalog: 14030040 (Lot serial: 7171); Model Catalog: 14030040 (Lot serial: 7172)
  • Product Description
    8CHECK 3WP X-TRA CONTROL
  • Manufacturer
    SYSMEX CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

SYSMEX CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    MISSISSAUGA
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Sysmex Corp.
  • Source
    HC