Events

Recall of ACTIVE DHEA EIA

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P..

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
    127970
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-07-18
  • 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
    The kit label is erroneous. the expiration date on the kit label indicates the expiration date is july 2 2007 however the shortest dated component has an expiration date of january 31 2007.

Device

ACTIVE DHEA EIA
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: DSL-10-9000 (Lot serial: 01036-C)
  • Product Description
    ACTIVE DHEA EIA 96 Wells
  • Manufacturer
    BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.

Manufacturer

BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.