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Class 2 Device Recall COULTER LH 500 Series Analyzer

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  Class 2 Device Recall COULTER LH 500 Series Analyzer see related information
Date Initiated by Firm March 02, 2011
Date Posted April 20, 2011
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on May 29, 2012
Recall Number Z-2042-2011
Recall Event ID 58174
510(K)Number K032000  
Product Classification Counter, differential cell - Product Code GKZ
Product COULTER¿ LH 500 Series Analyzer
Part number: 178832, 178833, 178834

The COULTER LH 500 Analyzer is a quantitative, automated hematology analyzer and leukocyte differential cell counter For In Vitro Diagnostic Use in clinical laboratories. The LH500 Analyzer also provides a semiautomated reticulocyte analysis.
Code Information N/A
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Beckman Coulter Inc.
200 S Kraemer Blvd
Brea CA 92821-6208
For Additional Information Contact Clair K. O'Donovan, Ph.D.
714-961-4483
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 The recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has identified a problem with Integrated Circuit Chips used in different boards throughout the Beckman Coulter LH500/HmX/HmX Autoloader Hematology analyzer.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action The firm, Beckman Coulter, sent an "URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION" letter dated March 2, 2011, with attached PCA Response Form (via US Postal Service for US Customers) to all customers who purchased the COULTER¿ LH 500 Series Analyzer, COULTER¿ HmX Hematology Analyzer, and COULTER¿ HmX Hematology Analyzer with Autoloader. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were informed that the suspect Integrated Circuit Chips have been removed from all systems in inventory and manufacturing. The customers were instructed to share this information with their laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of their laboratory Quality System documentation. If customers have forwarded any of the affected product(s) listed on the PCA letter to another laboratory, please provide a copy of the letter to them. The customers were instructed to complete and return the enclosed Response Form within 10 days so Beckman are assured they have received this important communication and are taking appropriate action. The customers with any technical questions regarding the Product Corrective Action were instructed to contact Beckman Coulter Customer Service at 800-526-7694 in the United States and Canada or contact their local Beckman Coulter Representative.
Quantity in Commerce 288 units total (158 in US)
Distribution Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and Singapore.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC 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) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = GKZ and Original Applicant = BECKMAN COULTER, INC.
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