Class 2 Device Recall COULTER DxH Diluent

• Date Initiated by Firm: May 31, 2023
• Date Posted: July 12, 2023
• Recall Status: Open, Classified
• Recall Number: Z-2138-2023
• Recall Event ID: 92419
• Product Classification: Diluent, blood cell - Product Code GIF
• Product: COULTER DxH Diluent, REF 628017; diluent used for counting and sizing blood cells
• Code Information: UDI DI 150995901HEMDILUENT5R; Container Number: 0001-0401: Lot numbers: Lot Numbers Beginning with 3541: 3541500, 3541510, 3541520, 3541550, 3541610, 3541620, 3541670, 3541690, 3541750, 3541770, 3541790, 3541810, 3541830, 3541860, 3541880, 3541900, 3541910, 3541920, 3541930, 3541940, 3541950, 3541990; Lot Numbers Beginning with 3542: 3542010, 3542030, 3542050, 3542070, 3542110, 3542150, 3542170, 3542180, 3542190, 3542230, 3542250, 3542260, 3542270, 3542310, 3542350, 3542370, 3542450, 3542490, 3542510, 3542530, 3542570, 3542590, 3542610, 3542630, 3542650, 3542670, 3542720, 3542740, 3542760, 3542780, 3542800, 3542820, 3542840, 3542850, 3542900, 3542920, 3542940, 3542960, 3542980; Lot Numbers Beginning with 3543: 3543000, 3543020, 3543040, 3543050, 3543080, 3543120, 3543140, 3543160, 3543170, 3543180, 3543200, 3543220, 3543240, 3543280, 3543300, 3543320, 3543340, 3543360, 3543370, 3543390, 3543410, 3543430, 3543460, 3543480, 3543500, 3543540, 3543560, 3543580, 3543610, 3543850, 3543870, 3543890, 3543910, 3543930, 3543950, 3543970, 3543990; Lot Numbers Beginning with 3544: 3544010, 3544030, 3544040, 3544050, 3544070, 3544090, 3544110, 3544130, 3544150, 3544160, 3544170, 3544190, 3544210, 3544230, 3544250
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Beckman Coulter, Inc.; 11800 Sw 147th Ave; Miami FL 33196-2500
• For Additional Information Contact: Medha Avisetti; 714-686-3113
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Specific diluent lot numbers showed that conductivity, osmolality, and pH were out of manufacturing specifications.
• FDA Determined Cause: Under Investigation by firm
• Action: Beckman Coulter issued an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notice on 05/31/2023 by email and mail. The notice explained the issue, its impact on the patient, and requested the following actions be taken: "Inspect the lot number set up on your instrument(s) and your current inventory with the corresponding container number (see Appendix A). Locate the container number on your diluent reagent 2D or Linear barcode label (see Appendix B). Contact Beckman Coulter Customer Technical Support Organization to replace the affected containers in your current inventory. Consult with your laboratory management to determine whether a retrospective review of results is necessary.
• Quantity in Commerce: 335, 448 units
• Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Viet Nam.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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