Events

Recall of COULTER DXH DILUENT

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

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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
    19292
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-04-14
  • 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
    Beckman coulter has confirmed an increased number of complaints related to hemoglobin (hgb) on the unicel dxh 800 and dxh 600 coulter cellular analysis systems. the investigation has revealed that the issues may be related to variability in components of the coulter dxh diluent. the use of the dxh diluent (lot numbers 3099980 - 3512190) may eventually result in a compromised hgb chamber. the use of the dxh diluent lots listed in this notice may eventually result in a compromised hgb chamber indicated by the occurrence of events listed in the issue section. the hgb chambers are being replaced on an as needed basis. sporadic but incorrect hgb results may be observed if your system's hgb chamber is compromised. the issue is not observed with all dxh 800 and dxh 600 systems.

Device

COULTER DXH DILUENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 628017 (Lot serial: 3099980 - 3512190)
  • Product Description
    COULTER DXH DILUENT
  • Manufacturer
    BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.

Manufacturer

BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.