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Class 2 Device Recall Cytomics FC 500 Flow Cytometry System with CXP Software

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 Class 2 Device Recall Cytomics FC 500 Flow Cytometry System with CXP Softwaresee related information
Date Initiated by FirmOctober 11, 2007
Date PostedJanuary 13, 2009
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on January 13, 2009
Recall NumberZ-0129-2009
Recall Event ID 48188
510(K)NumberK030828 
Product Classification Automated Differential Cell Counter - Product Code GKZ
ProductCytomics FC 500 Flow Cytometry System with CXP Software Version 2.2, Part Number: 626553. This product is used for the qualitative and quantitative measurement of biological and physical properties of cells and other particles. These properties are measured when the cells pass through one or two laser beams in single-file.
Code Information Part Number: 626553; Software version 2.2
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer
Beckman Coulter Inc
200 S Kraemer Blvd
Brea CA 92822-6208
For Additional Information Contact
714-993-5321 Ext. 8383
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall
Software error: This field action was initiated after Beckman Coulter determined that the CXP software does not refresh the dataset automatically under certain circumstances. The User documentation does not clearly state that the user should refresh the dataset after changes are made.
FDA Determined
Cause 2
Software design
ActionSoftware error: A Product corrective Action (PCA) letter was mailed via US Postal Service on October 17, 2007 to all Cytomics FC 500 Flow Cytometry System with CXP Software accounts. This letter was entitled "URGENT: PRODUCT CORRECTIVE ACTION." Customers were informed that the user documentation does not clearly state that the user should refresh the dataset after changes are made. The letters provide the customers with an explanation and action to be taken whenever a protocol containing data is modified by making changes to cytosettings, regions or gates. Customer were instructed to review all data plots and results before reporting results out. any uncharacteristic patterns in the data or unexpected results must be verified by running Quality Control and if necessary, preparing new samples. In addition, customer were instructed to please share this information with their laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of their laboratory Quality System documentation. Also they were asked to complete and return the an attached Customer Response Form within ten days. Customers with questions or concerns regarding the notification, could call Beckman Coulter Customer Service at 1-800-526-7694 in the United States or Canada. Outside the US and Canada, they were to contact their local Beckman Coulter Representative.
Quantity in Commerce594 Worldwide: 518 in the United States and 76 in Canada
DistributionGlobally - United States and Canada
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 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database510(K)s with Product Code = GKZ
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