Recall of OPTIMA MAX-XP

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
    85098
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-05-17
  • Event Country
  • 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
    In the event of a tachometer failure in the optima and avanti series centrifuges the operator may be exposed to a spinning rotor when the instrument display reads zero revolutions per minute (rpm).

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 393315 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 365670 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 365672 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 392049 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 392050 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 392051 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 392052 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 393253 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 393254 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 366422 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 366418 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 363125 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 363124 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 363122 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 367501 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 363120 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 363118 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 367503 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 367502 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 363121 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 393139 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 393138 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 393137 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 393136 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 393135 (Lot serial: ALL)
  • Product Description
    OPTIMA MAX-XP CENTRIFUGE
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer