Events

Recall of COULTER LH SLIDESTAINER/SLIDEMAKER

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
    43139
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-01-16
  • 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
    95% of the time one cell or less may be carried over to a subsequent patient sample slide at a wbc level of approximately 90000/ul.

Device

COULTER LH SLIDESTAINER/SLIDEMAKER
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: Not available); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: contact manufacturer); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: >10 serial numbers)
  • Product Description
    Coulter LH SlideMaker
  • Manufacturer
    BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.

Manufacturer

BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.