Zip-IQ Digital Hematocrit Centrifuge ZIC-24HD-75T3Recalls & reported problems
Lw Scientific, Inc. · Zip-IQ PCV Digital, 24pl hematocrit (75mm), 12,000rpm, reader disk, 90-240v · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00664816002629), received between Jun 28, 2019 and Dec 3, 2020 — classified as 1 injury, 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (4 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture4
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1
- Material Fragmentation1
- Misassembly by Users1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient4
- Abrasion1
- Laceration(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 3, 2020Fracture; Material Fragmentation; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Fracture; Material Fragmentation; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Detachment of Device or Device Component
FOR A CENTRIFUGE BEING USED IN A VET OFFICE, A SMALL PIECE OF THE ROTOR RIM BROKE APART DURING USE. PIECES OF PLASTIC STRUCK TWO TECHNICIANS BOTH OF WHOM SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THEY DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Patient problems: Abrasion; Laceration(s)
MAUDE report 10942744 ↗InjuryJul 9, 2019Fracture; Fracture
A USER OF THE CENTRIFUGE WAS INJURED WHEN THE CENTRIFUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND BROKE APART. PIECES OF PLASTIC STRUCK THE TECHNICIAN. SHE WAS TREATED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND RELEASED. SHE REQUIRED STITCHES IN HER ARM AND HAD SOME BRUISING ON HER CHEST/ABDOMEN.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8771348 ↗MalfunctionJul 9, 2019Fracture; Fracture
A CENTRIFUGE BROKE APART DURING USE. PIECES OF PLASTIC DAMAGED THE WALLS OF THE VETERINARY LAB. A PIECE STRUCK THE TECHNICIAN IN THE BACK, BUT SHE WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS NOT TREATED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8771298 ↗MalfunctionJun 28, 2019Misassembly by Users; Misassembly by Users
THE CENTRIFUGE TIMER DID NOT COUNT DOWN, AND THE UNIT CONTINUED TO RUN PAST THE SET TIME. THE CENTRIFUGE THEN BROKE APART. PIECES OF PLASTIC STRUCK THE TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8744322 ↗MalfunctionJun 28, 2019Fracture; Fracture
A CENTRIFUGE BROKE APART DURING USE. PIECES OF PLASTIC STRUCK THE TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN SUSTAINED VERY MINOR INJURIES AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8744079 ↗
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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