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UniCel DxH 600 Coulter Cellular Analysis System, Software… recallZ-0434-2016 · Beckman Coulter Inc. · initiated Dec 1, 2015

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in December 2015

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  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Beckman Coulter Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

Beckman Coulter is recalling the DxH 800 Slidemaker Stainer Software version 3.0.2.0 and DxH 600 software version 1.1.1.0 because the software for the DxH systems allows the creation of multiple orders with the same Specimen identification (ID) but different Patient identification when manually editing pending orders at the System Manager.

FDA root cause category: Software design

What the company is doing

Beckman Coulter sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated December 1, 2015, to all affected customers to inform them that Beckman Coulter is recalling the the DxH 800 Slidemaker Stainer Software version 3.0.2.0 and DxH 600 software version 1.1.1.0 because of the possibility of sample misidentificaton. Customers were informed that during internal testing, Beckman Coulter determined that the software for the DxH systems noted above allows the creation of multiple orders with the same Specimen identification (ID) but different Patient identification when manually editing pending orders at the System Manager. The issue does not occur for edits of released results or for test orders requested through host transmission. Customers were instructed to complete and return the enclosed response form within 10 days. Customers with questions were instructed to contact Customer Support Center at www.beckmancoulter.com/customersupport/support or via phone (800) 526-7694 in US and Canada. Customers outside of US and Canada are instructed to contact their local Beckman Coulter Representative. For questions regarding this recall call 714-961-5321.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0434-2016
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Dec 1, 2015
Posted by the FDA
Dec 16, 2015
Recalling firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Quantity
666 units total (327 units in US)
Product code
GKZ
FDA submissions
K081930, K120771, K140911
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and Internationally to Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macao, Malaysia, Mayotte, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico , Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Republic, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam.

Product description

UniCel DxH 600 Coulter Cellular Analysis System, Software Version 1.1.1.0, Part No. B23858 The DxH Slidemaker Stainer is a fully automated slide preparation and staining device that aspirates a whole-blood sample, smears a blood film on a clean microscope slide, and delivers a variety of fixatives, stains, buffers, and rinse solutions to that blood smear.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

all serial numbers Part No. B23858

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K081930, K120771, K140911 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 72773).

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