Defect with hettich eba 280 / 280s tabletop centrifuge lid latch assemblies.There is a failure in which a small gear in the lid latch assembly will slide off of the rod such that it no longer makes contact with the other gear as intended.This results in the lid not opening and a lid lock error.Staff then have to use a hex wrench to manually open the lid to retrieve patient samples.The remedy for the lid error per the operator's manual does not resolve the malfunction.The replacement lid latch assembly from ozark biomedical has a tac weld on the gear to prevent this failure.Affected units include serial numbers: (b)(4).Acquisition dates between 2019-2020.
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