Events

Recall of UniCel DxH 800 Coulter Cellular Analysis System and UniCel DxH 600 Coulter Cellular Analysis System

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
    20970
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-12-22
  • 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 manufacturer has determined that additional clarification for the blast suspect messages is necessary. in rare situations, the unicel dxh 800 and dxh 600 coulter cellular analysis system may not flag or detect blasts in some blood samples. this is due to limitations in the available technology as well as sample limitations.
  • Action
    Instructions for use to be updated

Device

UniCel DxH 800 Coulter Cellular Analysis System and UniCel DxH 600 Coulter Cellular Analysis System

Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter Inc