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Safety Alert for Coulter Clenz Cleaning Agent

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Beckman Coulter INC..

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    I-RD-01-03-14
  • Event Number
    2006RD-0000147
  • Date
    2014-03-10
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=207
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    They present problems with optical degradation, which generates delays in obtaining results for erythroblast, leukocyte count and reticulocytes.

Device

Coulter Clenz Cleaning Agent
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    This product is used as a wash solution in the process of performing diagnostic tests.
  • Manufacturer
    Beckman Coulter INC.

Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter INC.