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Recall of Device Recall AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer

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
    64731
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1167-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-20
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-04-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-09-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=116876
  • 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, inc. initiated this recall because there is a software error that has the potential to cause the reporting of erroneous patient results because of misidentification by the au5800 system.
  • Action
    Beckman Coulter sent an Urgent Product Correction letter during the week of March 18, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. Customers were informed of the software limitation and provides instructions to be taken (temporary workaround) until the software is upgraded and released. Customer contact information provided: "Call Center Hotline at 800 854-3633. New customers will receive a copy of the customer notification at the time of installation by the Field Service Personnel until revised software that corrects this issue is released.

Device

Device Recall AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer
  • Model / Serial
    All Instrument Serial Numbers with Software Versions 4.11 and Prior  Model Numbers AU5811-01, AU5821-01, AU5831-01, AU5841-01, AU5811-02, AU5821-02, AU5831-02, AU5841-02, AU5811-03, AU5821-03, AU5831-03, AU5841-03, AU5811-04, AU5821-04, AU5831-04, AU5841-04, AU5811-06, AU5821-06, AU5831-06, AU5841-06  Part Numbers A94906, A94911, A94916, A91921 A94907, A94912, A94917, A94922 A94908, A94913, A94918, A94923 A94909, A94914, A91949, A94924 A94910, A94915, A94920, A94925  Model Numbers and Part Numbers listed above respecitively.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA, including Canada and Puerto Rico and the states of NJ, TX, CA, UT, KS, MA, NY, MI, GA, VA, IN, WI, IL, OH, NV, NC and PA. and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Japan, Germany, Brazil, China, Italy, Ireland, Israel, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, France, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer || The Beckman Coulter AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer is an automated chemistry analyzer that measures analytes in samples, in combination with appropriate reagents, calibrators, quality control (QC) material and other accessories. This system is for in vitro diagnostic use only. Applications include colorimetric, turbidimetric, latex agglutination, homogeneous enzyme immunoassay, and in selective electrode.
  • 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