Events

Recall of DXH 500

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
    141125
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-05-09
  • 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
    When the instrument temperature (<18c to <36.5c) is exceeded the dxh 500 allows sample processing and result reporting despite the instructions for use (table 10.4) stating that "the run sample is inaccessible". results generated in this scenario may be erroneous. additionally: the message on the results screen/printout reads "instrument temperature" instead of "instrument temperature out of range" the results are transmitted to the laboratory information system (lis) without the accompanying "instrument temperature out of range" message. using the auto-transmit option could lead to the release of erroneous results to the lis.

Device

DXH 500

Manufacturer

BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.