BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    AU5800 Chemistry Analyzers, Reference No. A98352 The AU series are automated, clinical chemistry analyzers that measure analytes in patient samples (serum, plasma, urine, CSF) in combination with appropriate reagents, calibrators, quality, control (QC) materials, and other accessories.

    Recall: Z-2310-2016 · Reported August 10, 2016

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-2310-2016
    Event ID
    74568
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Beckman Coulter Inc.
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    August 10, 2016
    Initiation Date
    July 30, 2015
    Classification Date
    August 1, 2016
    Termination Date
    February 15, 2017
    Address
    250 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea, CA, 92821-6232, United States

    Description

    AU5800 Chemistry Analyzers, Reference No. A98352 The AU series are automated, clinical chemistry analyzers that measure analytes in patient samples (serum, plasma, urine, CSF) in combination with appropriate reagents, calibrators, quality, control (QC) materials, and other accessories.

    Reason

    Beckman coulter has received complaints regarding leaking and cracked C cups. When the cup cracks, coolant can leak onto the connectors of the Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) in the analyzer, resulting in a short-circuit causing the instrument to go into a stop mode.

    Code Info

    1040016

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide (including Guam and Puerto Rico), and Internationally to Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

    Quantity

    2,130 units total (588 units in US)