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Recall of Device Recall UniCel DxH Coulter Cellular Analysis System

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
    58307
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2148-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-02-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-05-05
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-09-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=98955
  • 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
    Counter, differential cell - Product Code GKZ
  • Reason
    The recall was initiated because: the dxh 800 may fail to meet the carryover specification for nrbc% when the wbc is greater than 50 x 10 to the 3rd power cells/micro l (50 x 10 to the 9th power cells/l) beckman coulter indicated the nrbc% carryover is unlikely to have clinical impact.
  • Action
    Beckman Coulter sent an Urgent Product Correction letter, dated February 11, 2011, via US Postal Service to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Consignees were informed the issues would be corrected in a future release(s) for the DxH 800. Consignees were requested to complete and return the enclosed Response Form within ten (10) days and to share this information with their laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of their Quality System documentation. If consignees have transferred ownership or location of the analyzer(s) to another laboratory, they were requested to provide a copy of the letter to that party. For questions concerning this notice, consignees were told to contact Beckman Coulter Customer Service at 800-526-7694 in the United States or Canada, or contact their local Beckman Coulter representative.

Device

Device Recall UniCel DxH Coulter Cellular Analysis System
  • Model / Serial
    All Serial Numbers are affected
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI and the countries of Australia ,Belgium, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom
  • Product Description
    UniCel DxH 800 Coulter Cellular Analysis System, Part Number: 629029 || The UniCel DxH 800 Analyzer is a quantitative, automated hematology analyzer for in vitro diagnostic use in screening patient populations found in clinical laboratories. The UniCel DxH 800 Analyzer provides a: (1) Complete Blood Count (CBC), Leukocyte 5 Part Differential (Diff), Reticulocyte (Retic) and Nucleated Red Blood Cell (NRBC) on whole blood; (2) Total Nucleated Count (TNC) and Red Cell Count (RBC) on Body Fluids (cerebrospinal, serous and synovial).
  • 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