Z-1151-2018 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Beckman Coulter Inc. — Brea, CA

FDA device recall Z-1151-2018 was initiated by Beckman Coulter Inc. on Jan 18, 2018 and is designated Class II. Reason for recall: A misaligned pipette tip sensor poses the remote risk of cross-contamination when failing to cause a no-tip error, resulting in pipetting patient samples without pipette tips. The recall status is terminated (terminated Sep 27, 2023). Affected quantity: 73 units in US.

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
Mar 28, 2018
Initiation Date
Jan 18, 2018
Termination Date
Sep 27, 2023
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
73 units in US

Product Description

AutoMate 2550 "High Speed" Catalog Number ODL25255; AutoMate 1250 "Standard" Catalog Number ODL25125. Chemistry analyzer sample processing and sorting system.

Reason for Recall

A misaligned pipette tip sensor poses the remote risk of cross-contamination when failing to cause a no-tip error, resulting in pipetting patient samples without pipette tips.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Mayotte, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Code Information

All units in the AutoMate 2500 Family are affected; Serial Numbers - 1107, 4048, 4055, 4025, 4052, 4079, 4091, 4076, 4072, 4073, 4074, 4111, 4097, 1054, 1055, 1048, 1049, 1147, ODL25125-1342, ODL25125-1354, 1251, ODL25255-4530, ODL25255-4531, 4126, 4127, 4169, 4171, 4341, 4324, ODL25255-4536, ODL25255-4535, ODL25255-4397, 4141, 4143, 4144, 4146, ODL25255-4606, 4148, ODL25255-4577, ODL25255-4605, 4302, 4304, 4352, ODL25255-4352, 4330, ODL25255-4419, ODL25255-4534, ODL25255-4416, ODL25255-4401, 4168, 4107, 4255, 4257, 4252, 4256, 4254, 4253, 4236, ODL25255-4437, ODL25255-4443, ODL25255-4444, ODL25255-4438, 4294, 4293, ODL25255-4556, ODL25255-4382, ODL25255-4378, ODL25255-4377, ODL25255-4379, ODL25255-4380, ODL25255-4381, ODL25255-4420, ODL25255-4421

Source

Dataset
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