Events

Recall of Access Peristaltic Pump

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    50703
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0914-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2008-10-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-03-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-05-04
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=76304
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    The recall was initiated after beckman coulter confirmed reports of a new premature failure of the upper aspirate peristaltic pump in the systems listed above. premature failure of the pump may negatively affect precision. the failure is limited to those unicel dxi 800, dxi 600, and dxc 880i systems which have a pump identified with one of the new pump manufacturing numbers (mfg. nos.) listed ab.
  • Action
    Beckman Coulter contacted consignees via "Urgent Product Corrective Action" letter dated October 16, 2008 to inform them of the recall and to arrange a date to service the affected product as soon as possible. For further information, contact Beckman Coulter: (a)In the U.S.A. or Canada, contact Technical Support at 800-854-3633 or online at www.beckman.com/customersupport. (b) Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your technical support representative.

Device

Access Peristaltic Pump
  • Model / Serial
    Pump Part Numbers A62712, A62839, A62840, A62841, and A63124; Instrument Part Numbers: 973100, A30260, and A59102.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- United States and Canada.
  • Product Description
    Access Peristaltic Pump component of: UniCel DxI 800 Access Immunoassay Systems, UniCel DxI 600 Access Immunoassay Systems, UniCel DxC 880i SYNCHRON Access Clinical Systems. || Intended to be used with the Access Immunoassay System to remove waste from the system.
  • Manufacturer
    Beckman Coulter Inc.

Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Beckman Coulter Inc., 200 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea CA 92821-6208
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Danaher Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA