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Class 1 Device Recall StatSpin Express 4 Centrifuge |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
January 27, 2010 |
Date Posted |
March 04, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 13, 2019 |
Recall Number |
Z-0807-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
54365 |
Product Classification |
Centrifuges For Clinical Use - Product Code JQC
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Product |
StatSpin Express 4 Horizontal Centrifuge Model # M510.
Intended Use: Rapid Separation of plasma and serum from primary gel collection tubes. |
Code Information |
Serial Numbers: 00100 through 001679. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
StatSpin, Inc., dba Iris Sample Processing 60 Glacier Dr Westwood MA 02090-1800
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For Additional Information Contact |
SAME 781-551-0100
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Centrifuge shield micro-switch failed due to damage, and the unit opened, ejecting pieces.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Device Design |
Action |
Iris Sample Processing notified distributors by an Urgent Device Recall letter advising of the recall and the defect. Users are to immediately quarantine the affected products and choose between the two options listed in regards to correcting the affected centrifuge. Customers may return the unit or an upgrade kit with instructions will be sent to upgrade the unit. Questions should be directed to Gail Magrath at 800-782-8774 ext. 6123. |
Quantity in Commerce |
1510 units |
Distribution |
Worldwide Distribution -- USA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JORDAN, UK, BELGIUM, FRANCE, CZECH, RUSSIA, KUWAIT', NORWAY, GREECE, TURKEY, DENMARK, FINLAND, SEOUL, KOREA, and HONG KONG. |
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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