Automate 2500 Family AutoMate 2550Recalls & reported problems
Beckman Coulter, Inc. · AutoMate2550 – High Speed Sorter with Aliquot Module · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 15099590364083), received between Jul 23, 2018 and Mar 18, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings” (1 report).
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
- Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings1
- Mechanical Jam1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Crushing Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 18, 2023Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE SORTING DRIVE OF THEIR AUTOMATE 2550 IS ALIQUOTING THE WRONG TUBE AND STORING THE CORRECT TUBE WHICH RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF FALSE TROPONIN PATIENT RESULTS. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN PATIENT TREATMENT; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 16569801 ↗InjuryJul 23, 2018Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam
ON (B)(6) 2018, A USER INCORRECTLY TRIED TO REMOVE TUBES THAT WERE BLOCKED/JAMMED FROM INSIDE THE AUTOMATE 2550 LAB INSTRUMENT. THE USER'S THUMB BECAME "BLOCKED" BY THE ROLLER RESULTING IN A BRUISED THUMB. THE USER RECEIVED A MEDICAL REVIEW AND PRESCRIPTION ANTI-INFLAMMATORY TREATMENT.
Patient problems: Crushing Injury
MAUDE report 7710877 ↗
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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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