Events

Recall of DELFIA XPRESS 6000 IMMUNOANALYZER SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by PERKINELMER HEALTH SCIENCES 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
    74465
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-06-30
  • 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
    Liquid level detection errors occur when using gel tubes in the delfia xpress. with gel tubes the needle can be clotted when piercing the gel and clotted needles can increase the rate of liquid detection error.

Device

DELFIA XPRESS 6000 IMMUNOANALYZER SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT

Manufacturer

PERKINELMER HEALTH SCIENCES CANADA INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    WOODBRIDGE
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Perkin Elmer Inc.
  • Source
    HC