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Recall of Device Recall Access Immunoassay Systems

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
    64332
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1033-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-02-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-04-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-12-23
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=115861
  • 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
    Beckman coulter is initiating a recall due to a defective newly released aluminum incubator belt pulley that may rub against the light shield, which causes the formation of debris. debris that is caused by the incubator belt pulley rubbing against the light shield can fall into the reaction vessels (rvs) and present a risk of erroneous test results.
  • Action
    Beckman Coulter sent an "Urgent Product Correction" letter dated February 12, 2013 via mail and email to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to place your Access system in the Ready or Not Ready mode. Lift the cover (as you do to access the probes) and look at the left side of the incubator unit under the peripump by the aspirate probe, if you see a silver pulley, immediately discontinue use and contact Technical Support also check for QC failures and system check failures; If you see a white pulley, this is the correct part and you can resume normal activity. Beckman will replace the metal pulley with the plastic pulley if you verified the your instrument has the silver pulley. The customers were also instructed to share this information with staff; and complete and return enclosed Response Form within 10 days. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Technical support from the website: http://www.beckmancoulter.com or by phone at: 1-800-854-3633 in the United States and Canada.

Device

Device Recall Access Immunoassay Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Part # 81600N, 386220, A12900, A69186; All Serial Numbers
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Aurstria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Access 2 Immunoassay System; P/N 107405S 2/12 || The Access Immunoassay Systems are in vitro diagnostic devices used for the quantitative, semi-quantitative or qualitative determination of various analyte concentrations found in human body fluids.
  • Manufacturer
    Beckman Coulter Inc.

Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Beckman Coulter Inc., 250 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea CA 92821-6232
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Danaher Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA