FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

DxA 5000; Catalog Number:B50516; UDI:15099590707118 - Product Usage: The DxA 5000 is a high-speed, modular, automated sample handling system that performs pre-analytical and post-analytical sample processing and storage. The automation system also sorts, routes, and presents sample tubes to analyzers for analysis. The DxA 5000 also consolidates a variety of analytical instruments, such as an Immunoassay analyzer, into a unified workstation on a track system.

Recall: Z-2983-2020 · Reported September 30, 2020

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2983-2020
Event ID
85874
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Beckman Coulter Biomedical GmbH
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
September 30, 2020
Initiation Date
June 17, 2020
Classification Date
September 18, 2020
Termination Date
August 24, 2022
Address
Sauerbruchstr. 50, N/A, Munich, N/A, N/A, Germany

Description

DxA 5000; Catalog Number:B50516; UDI:15099590707118 - Product Usage: The DxA 5000 is a high-speed, modular, automated sample handling system that performs pre-analytical and post-analytical sample processing and storage. The automation system also sorts, routes, and presents sample tubes to analyzers for analysis. The DxA 5000 also consolidates a variety of analytical instruments, such as an Immunoassay analyzer, into a unified workstation on a track system.

Reason

The DxA 5000 instructions for use may be confusing regarding the re-use of sample IDs. Beckman Coulter has received complaints where the re-use of sample barcodes were not being detected by the system .

Code Info

Serial/Lot Number(s)/Software Version: all

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The countries of Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Israel, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Quantity

32 units