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According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by Beckman Coulter.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 078 04 17 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-30
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=10937
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    Beckman coulter is recalling the access 2 family of immunoassay systems because a circuit board that controls motor functions can affect device positioning on the pipettor and incubator belt while the instrument is running. the position errors cause the instrument to stop running and cancel tests that are in process.

Device

Access 2 Family of Immunoassay Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Access 2, Access 2, Remanufactured and the UniCel DxC 600i SYNCHRON Access Clinical Systems Ref: 81600N, 386220, A25637, A25638 For the affected Serial Numbers, please see the attached file.
  • Product Description
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use
  • Manufacturer
    Beckman Coulter

Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Danaher Corporation
  • Manufacturers representative
    Al-Jeel Medical & Trading Co. LTD
  • Source
    SFDA