Events

Recall of Beckman Coulter Clenz

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Beckman Coulter Inc.

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
    15781
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-12-02
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Beckman Coulter NZ Ltd, Suite 2, Level 4, 30 St Benedicts Street, Newton, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    Complaints related to optical degradation have increased on the lh 750 and lh 780 hematology systems. users have reported an increase in ls offset error messages during startup, background, control and/or patient analysis.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

Beckman Coulter Clenz
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Part Number: 8546930, 8546931, Affected: 4 lots
  • Manufacturer
    Beckman Coulter Inc

Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter Inc