Events

Recall of UniCel Dxl 800 Access Immunoassay System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Beckman Coulter Inc..

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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
    63505
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0345-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-08-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-11-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-11-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=114074
  • 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
    The recall was initiated because beckman coulter has confirmed that the unicel dxl and dxc access immunoassay systems had field modifications to the aspirate and dispense probe assemblies.
  • Action
    Beckman Coulter sent a field modification was released in August 2011 which included: - Installing a new aspirate and dispense tubing routing bracket. - Replacing existing aspirate and dispense probe tubing with modified tubing to help eliminatemisrouting of aspirate and dispense probe tubing. During installation the FSE informed the customer: -That aspirate and dispense tubing are different lengths. - That probes are not interchangeable with other instruments once tubing has been modified. - To route probe tubing by referring to the labels on the tubing. An updated service document, Routine Maintenance Changes, A82294B was provided to every customer. For questions regarding this recall call 714-961-4483.

Device

UniCel Dxl 800 Access Immunoassay System
  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: 600000 through 602389
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Canada, AE, AU, BG, BW, CH, CN, CZ, DE, ES, FR, GB, HK, HR, HU, IN, IT, JO, JP, LB, MA, MX, NL, PL, QA, RO, RU, SK, TN, TR, ZA, AO, AR, AT, BE, CO, DZ, FI, IE, IL, KR, KW, LI, NA, NO, NZ, PF, PH, PR, SE, SG, SZ, TH, TW, VE, VN, and YT.
  • Product Description
    UniCel Dxl 800 Access Immunoassay System, Part Numbers: 973100, A71456, and A71457. || The UniCel DxI Immunoassay System is an in vitro diagnostic device used for the quantitative, semi-quantitative or qualitative determination of various analyte concentrations found in human body fluids. The UniCel DxC series of instruments is a DxI Immunoassay System integrated with a chemistry analyzer.
  • 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