Events

Recall of GALILEO ECHO INSTRUMENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by IMMUCOR 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
    42871
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-08-18
  • 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 a sample rack is partially removed after testing is complete and another rack is inserted into an adjacent position it is possible for the partially removed rack to be inadvertantly loaded ahead of the second rack. in this instance the second rack's sample id's will be incorectly assigned to the original rack.

Device

GALILEO ECHO INSTRUMENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 0087000 (Lot serial: N.A.)
  • Product Description
    GALILEO ECHO BLOOD BANK ANALYZER
  • Manufacturer
    IMMUCOR INC.

Manufacturer

IMMUCOR INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    NORCROSS
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Ivd Holdings Inc
  • Source
    HC