Events

Recall of iChemVELOCITY Automated Urine Chemistry Systems

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
    21312
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-11
  • 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
    The ichemvelocity color/clarity/specific gravity module (cgm), part numbers 700-7602, 700-7611 or b93997, detects and reports 11 colors as opposed to the 18 listed in the ichemvelocity operator's manual.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

iChemVELOCITY Automated Urine Chemistry Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: 700-7602, 700-7611, B93997
  • Manufacturer
    Beckman Coulter Inc

Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter Inc