Events

Recall of UNICEL DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM - FOLATE ASSAY

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
    147910
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-07-26
  • 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
    Beckman coulter inc. (bec) has identified that certain lots of folate calibrators a14207 (lot numbers: 112788 115741 118917) and folate who calibrators a98033 (lot numbers: 122651 123635 219962) show reduced stability and do not meet expiration date claims. this calibrator instability can potentially result in falsely elevated patient results.

Device

UNICEL DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM - FOLATE ASSAY
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: A14207 (Lot serial: 115741); Model Catalog: A14207 (Lot serial: 118917); Model Catalog: A14207 (Lot serial: 112788); Model Catalog: A98033 (Lot serial: 123635); Model Catalog: A98033 (Lot serial: 122651); Model Catalog: A98033 (Lot serial: 219962)
  • Product Description
    UNICEL DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM - FOLATE ASSAY
  • Manufacturer
    BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.

Manufacturer

BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P.