Recall of UNICEL DXH 600 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

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
    55664
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-11-08
  • 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
    Complaints related to optical degradation have increased on the dxh 800 and dxh 600 systems. customers have reported that they are experiencing an increase in one or more of the following: (1) flow cell clogs (2) ls offset errors during daily check or control analysis (3) high coefficients of variation for latron cp-x controls for low angle light scatter and/or axial light loss parameters (4) system messages and r-flagged results for nrbc diff and retic during control or patient analysis such as partial clogs (low event rated with diff rs) or a voltage failure (system event: d with diff rs).

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: B23858 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 629029 (Lot serial: ALL)
  • Product Description
    UNICEL DXH 600 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer