Events

Recall of IMMAGE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY SYSTEM C4 COMPLEMENT C4 REAGENT

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
    31571
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-02-27
  • 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
    The current chemistry information sheet (cis) pn 988626 af august 2010 for immage complement c4 states that customers may store samples frozen but does not specify a maximum frozen sample storage time. based on the internal testing conducted bec is updating the cis to include a maximum frozen storage time of no longer than 7 days.

Device

IMMAGE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY SYSTEM C4 COMPLEMENT C4 REAGENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 446490 (Lot serial: M208151); Model Catalog: 449560 (Lot serial: M202043); Model Catalog: 449560 (Lot serial: M208151); Model Catalog: 446490 (Lot serial: M202043); Model Catalog: 449560 (Lot serial: M110023); Model Catalog: 446490 (Lot serial: M110023); Model Catalog: 449560 (Lot serial: M105012); Model Catalog: 446490 (Lot serial: M105012)
  • Product Description
    IMMAGE IMMUNOCHEMISTRY SYSTEM C4 COMPLEMENT C4 REAGENT
  • Manufacturer
    BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.

Manufacturer

BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.