| Date Initiated by Firm | February 27, 2003 |
| Date Posted | May 29, 2003 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 06, 2006 |
| Recall Number | Z-0869-03 |
| Recall Event ID |
25850 |
| 510(K)Number | K953345 |
| Product Classification |
Station, Pipetting And Diluting, For Clinical Use - Product Code JQW
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| Product | Tecan Genesis RSP and NPS Instruments with barcode scanner type PosID2 option with firmware version 2.45 or lower. |
| Code Information |
Genesis 100, 150 &200, Tecan PosID2 units with firmware version 2.5 or lower |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Tecan U S Inc 4022 Stirrup Creek Rd,Ste310 Durham NC 27709
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| For Additional Information Contact | Ron Wheeler 919-361-5200 Ext. 509 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Firmware defect. Under certain conditions a strip rack is no longer in the initial position after a motor overload of the barcode scanner PosID2. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | Tecan US notified consignees by registered letter on/about 3/13/2003. International accounts were notified via e-mail 3/13/2003 by Tecan Switzerland. Consignees were advised to contact the firm''s Technical Support line to coordinate the PosID firmware upgrade. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 327 instruments require firmware upgrade. |
| Distribution | Instruments requiring upgrade were distributed to various clinical laboratories and blood banks Nationwide and World wide . |
| 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 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = JQW
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