FDA Enforcement Class III Terminated

Software Package, Sorting-Drive 4.2 User Kit, Part No. B73488, Manufactured by: Beckman Coulter Biomedical GmbH The Sorting-Drive itself is an optional software to be used with the Automate 2500 Family of products. The system automates the process of sorting, decapping, and archiving samples. The Sorting-Drive 4.2. User Kit includes the Sorting-Drive Client software application that includes an option for manual printing of barcodes for sample tubes.

Recall: Z-0354-2019 · Reported November 7, 2018

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0354-2019
Event ID
80434
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
N/A
Report Date
November 7, 2018
Initiation Date
May 24, 2018
Classification Date
October 31, 2018
Termination Date
December 8, 2022
Address
250 S Kraemer Blvd, N/A, Brea, CA, 92821-6232, United States

Description

Software Package, Sorting-Drive 4.2 User Kit, Part No. B73488, Manufactured by: Beckman Coulter Biomedical GmbH The Sorting-Drive itself is an optional software to be used with the Automate 2500 Family of products. The system automates the process of sorting, decapping, and archiving samples. The Sorting-Drive 4.2. User Kit includes the Sorting-Drive Client software application that includes an option for manual printing of barcodes for sample tubes.

Reason

Sorting-Drive software version 4.2 (released in October 2015) introduced a new option which included the Sorting-Drive Client that is used for manual printing of barcodes. When printing consecutively numbered tube labels using this optional Barcode Counter function, the system incorrectly converts numbers with consecutive multiple zeroes in the middle, potentially leading to wrong barcode IDs. The firm reports this does not affect automated label creation or reprinting of individual labels and that no other system functions are affected.

Code Info

v4.2.1 (and 4.2, discontinued)

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark ,France, Germany, Greece ,Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy ,Republic of Korea, Lebanon, Lithuania ,Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal , Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia ,South Africa , Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey , and United Kingdom.

Quantity

25