Events

Recall of Device Recall Infinite F500

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Tecan US, 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
    71352
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1967-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-05-29
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-07-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-08-18
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=137388
  • 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
    Fluorometer, for clinical use - Product Code KHO
  • Reason
    A firmware bug causes incorrect values to be displayed for specific measured luminescence values.
  • Action
    Tecan sent an Urgent Field Corrective Action letter dated May 29, 2015 to their customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to complete the attached Customer Response Form. For questions contact your local Tecan Helpdesk.

Device

Device Recall Infinite F500
  • Model / Serial
    Material Number 30019337.  Serial numbers 1212004416 1009002605 612000003 811002510 712004158 906000965 902005109 912003472 1103002583 1411007090 704000003 702000001 708000500 1003004146 1109000103 1412005124 805001219 911005026 708005532 705007195 810000248 1010001663 712004152 708005533 1412005709 1103003780 706004455 608000002 908000185 1009002604 1308001035 804005914 1311007600 804000984 705009034 1309003195 801008055 706007961 901006341
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution in the states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, including DC
  • Product Description
    Infinite F500, in vitro diagnostic. || Product Usage: || The Tecan Infinite F500 is a multifunctional microplate reader with injector option. The Infinite F500 provides high performance for the vast majority of todays microplate applications and research and is robotic compatible. The Infinite F500 is intended as a general purpose laboratory instrument for professional use, supporting common microplate conforming to the ANS/SBS standards.
  • Manufacturer
    Tecan US, Inc.

Manufacturer

Tecan US, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Tecan US, Inc., 9401 Globe Center Drive, Suite 140, Morrisville NC 27560
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Tecan Group AG
  • Source
    USFDA