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Class 2 Device Recall Access Vitamin B12 Reagent

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 Class 2 Device Recall Access Vitamin B12 Reagentsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmFebruary 27, 2025
Date PostedJuly 11, 2025
Recall Status1 Open3, Classified
Recall NumberZ-2115-2025
Recall Event ID 97018
510(K)NumberK955436 
Product Classification Radioassay, vitamin b12 - Product Code CDD
ProductAccess Vitamin B12 Reagent, Catalog Number 33000, Lot Number 439850
Code Information UDI-DI: 15099590224301; Lot Number: 439850
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Beckman Coulter, Inc.
1000 Lake Hazeltine Dr
Chaska MN 55318-1037
For Additional Information ContactIan Pilcher
952-448-4848
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		Beckman Coulter has received complaints of erroneous Vitamin B12 results when using Access Vitamin B12 Reagent lot 439850. The affected reagent lot may cause erroneously low or high Vitamin B12 results, leading to a delayed or improper diagnosis and/or repeat testing.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Process control
ActionAn URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notification letter dated 2/19/25 was sent to customers. ACTION: Discontinue using Access Vitamin B12 reagent lot 439850. Discard all remaining reagent packs from this lot following your laboratory procedures. Beckman Coulter recommends sharing the content of this letter with your laboratory and/or medical director regarding the need to review previous patient results. Contact your local Beckman Coulter representative for replacement product requests. 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 You may request replacement product by contacting your local Beckman Coulter Representative for replacement.
Quantity in Commerce10,000 units
DistributionInternational distribution to the country of Andorra, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Maldives, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Total Product Life CycleTPLC Device Report
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.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = CDD
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