| Date Initiated by Firm | May 05, 2025 |
| Date Posted | June 02, 2025 |
| Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
| Recall Number | Z-1901-2025 |
| Recall Event ID |
96824 |
| 510(K)Number | K223405 |
| Product Classification |
Radioimmunoassay, testosterones and dihydrotestosterone - Product Code CDZ
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| Product | Access Testosterone assay, Catalog Number 33560 |
| Code Information |
UDI-DI: 15099590231347;
Serial Number: 538081 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Beckman Coulter, Inc. 1000 Lake Hazeltine Dr Chaska MN 55318-1037
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| For Additional Information Contact | Ian Pilcher 952-448-4848 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Inadequate preventative maintenance (PM)
performed on the scales of the RPL5 fill line, led to splashing (cross-contamination) between the wells of testosterone reagent packs lot 538081, which could potentially result in up to a 34% increase or a 23% decrease in patient results. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Equipment maintenance |
| Action | An URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notification letter dated 4/23/25 was sent to customers.
ACTION:
Discontinue using and discard all remaining Access Testosterone reagent packs from the lot listed above.
Beckman Coulter recommends performing a retrospective review on patient results generated with the Access Testosterone lot listed above and assessing the need for retesting.
Contact your local Beckman Coulter representative for replacement product requests.
Beckman Coulter is no longer distributing the affected Access Testosterone reagent pack lot number and has corrected the manufacturing issue that led to cross-contamination.
Please share this information with your laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of your laboratory Quality System documentation. If you have forwarded any of the affected product listed above to another laboratory, please provide them a copy of this letter.
So that we are assured you have received this important communication, please respond within 10 days in one of the following ways:
Electronically, if you received this communication via email.
Manually, complete and return the enclosed Response Form.
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact our Customer Support Center:
From our website: http://www.beckmancoulter.com
If you need replacement product:
o Complete the attached Replacement Order Form and email to
askbeckman@beckman.com or fax to (866) 294-7850 OR
o Call Client Services at (800) 526-3821 |
| Quantity in Commerce | 70 units |
| Distribution | US State: FL. UAE, Vietnam |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = CDZ
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