Events

Recall of CYTOMICS FC 500 PREPPLUS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BECKMAN COULTER 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
    38113
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-04-24
  • 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
    Work lists containing reagent volumes greater than or equal to the specimen volume may cause instrument to omit the probe-wash step thereby contaminating daughter tubes and reagent vials hence erroneous results.

Device

CYTOMICS FC 500 PREPPLUS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: Preplus P/N 378600); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: PrePlus P/N 286600)
  • Product Description
    PREPLUS P/N 286600
  • Manufacturer
    BECKMAN COULTER INC.

Manufacturer

BECKMAN COULTER INC.