Recall of UNICEL DXI 600 ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM - TOTAL T4 ASSAY

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BECKMAN COULTER CANADA L.P..

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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
    19625
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-09-14
  • 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
    Stability claims for the access total t4 calibrators for calibrator lots 917074 and 008534 may not be met leading to delay in diagnosis of recurrence of thyroid cancer incorrect therapeutic dose of thyroid hormone supplementation in pregnancy or delay in diagnosis and/or treatment of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism. continued and/or emerging symptoms will likely prompt repeat testing but pediatric or pregnancy associated disease may be irreversible.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 33805 (Lot serial: 008534); Model Catalog: 33805 (Lot serial: 917074)
  • Product Description
    UNICEL DXI 600 Access Immunoassay System- Total T4 Assay
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer