FDA Recall Terminated

UniCel DxC 880i, 860i,680i and 660i Synchron Access Clinical Systems The Unicel DxC Integrated Workstation takes samples loaded from a single point of entry through a UCTA (UniCel Closed Tube Aliquotter). The UCTA functions as the sample processing manager by aliquotting and routing samples to the DxC and the Dxl analyzers according to the programming requirements

Recall: Z-2771-2011 · Initiated May 7, 2009

Recall

Recall Number
Z-2771-2011
Event Number
55164
Firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
FEI Number
2050012
Product Code
LIG
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
May 7, 2009
Posted
July 11, 2011
Terminated
May 7, 2012
Address
200 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea, CA, 92821-6208

Description

UniCel DxC 880i, 860i,680i and 660i Synchron Access Clinical Systems The Unicel DxC Integrated Workstation takes samples loaded from a single point of entry through a UCTA (UniCel Closed Tube Aliquotter). The UCTA functions as the sample processing manager by aliquotting and routing samples to the DxC and the Dxl analyzers according to the programming requirements

Reason

The recall was initiated after Beckman Coulter confirmed reports of inaccurate Access Intrinsic Factor Ab test results displayed on, or printed from, the UniCel Dxl portion of an integrated workstation listed above. The problem is limited to numerical Intrinsic Factor Ab results produced on integrated systems running UniCel Dxl system software version 4.0, 4.1, or 4.2. The DxC portion of your inte

Action

Beckman Coulter, Inc. sent out an "Urgent: Product Corrective Action" letter dated May 19, 2009 to all affected customers. The letter explained the reason for recall and provided recommendations including: -System software currently under development will correct this problem, and will be made available soon. Until then, please refer to UniCel DxC reports, user interface information, and LIS transmissions, which contain accurate Access Intrinsic Factor Ab test results. -Refer to the UniCel DxC system documentation for information on displaying and printing results from the DxC portion of an integrated workstation, or from your laboratory information system (LIS) -Past results for these assays only need to be reviewed if they were reported from the Dxl portion of an integrated workstation -Complete and return the enclosed response form For additional information please contact the Customer Technical Support at 1-800-854-3633, or your local Beckman Coulter representative.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: (USA) Nationwide including KY; and the country of Canada.

Quantity

5 units