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Recall of Device Recall MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 34

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
    72779
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0560-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-12-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-07-29
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=142200
  • 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
    Panels, test, susceptibility, antimicrobial - Product Code LTT
  • Reason
    Beckman coulter has confirmed falsely negative results for voges-proskauer (vp) (pale-pink/brown/colorless) with quality control (qc) american type culture collection (atcc) organism staphylococcus aureus atcc 29213 in a portion of affected lots of microscan pos combo and microscan pos breakpoint combo panels. the expected result is positive.
  • Action
    The firm, Beckman Coulter, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated December 1, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. The customers were instructed to discontinue use and discard any remaining inventory of lots listed; return the attached form for product replacement; retain your inventory of the other lot numbers of the panel types, as they are not impacted by this issue; discuss content of the letter with your laboratory director/staff, retain the notification as part of your laboratory QS documentation; if you have forwarded any of the affected products to another laboratory provide them a copy of the letter, and complete and return the enclosed Response Form within 10 days via mail to: Beckman Coulter, Inc., 1584 Enterprise Blvd., West Sacramento, CA 95691, Attn: Quality Systems & Compliance or Fax: 916-374-2119 or email: MicrobiologyCustomersHCUS@beckman.com. Customers with questions are instructed to contact their Customer Support Representative at http://www.beckmancoulter.com or by phone at (800) 677-7226 in US and Canada.

Device

Device Recall MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 34
  • Model / Serial
    2016-04-29 2016-05-06 Part No. B1017-214
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution and to the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 34, Part No. B1017-214 || MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci and Listeria monocytogenes.
  • 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