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Class 2 Device Recall Coulter Lyse S III diff Lytic

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 Class 2 Device Recall Coulter Lyse S III diff Lyticsee related information
Date Initiated by FirmDecember 28, 2010
Date PostedMay 19, 2011
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on June 04, 2012
Recall NumberZ-2213-2011
Recall Event ID 58235
Product Classification Red-Cell lysing products - Product Code GGK
ProductCOULTER LYSE S III diff Lytic Part Number: 8546796. COULTER LYSE S III diff Lytic Reagent For use as an erythrocyte lytic agent for the quantitative determination of hemoglobin and for leukocyte counting and sizing on COULTER GEN S, MAXM, HmX, LH500, LH 750, and LH 780 hematology analyzers. Use with only ISOTON III or LH Series diluent. Refer to your instrument product manuals and/or online help, as applicable.
Code Information Lot Number: 101554F
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Beckman Coulter Inc.
250 S Kraemer Blvd
Brea CA 92821-6232
For Additional Information ContactClair K. O'Donovan, Ph.D.
714-961-4483
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		The recall was initiated by Beckman Coulter because the COULTER LYSE III diff Lytic Reagent Lot number 101554F was released for distribution to customers between November 17 and December 1, 2010 prior to completion of QC testing.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		Pending
ActionBeckman Coulter sent a Product Corrective Action ( PCA) letter dated December 28, 2010, to all affected consignees with an attached PCA Response form via US Postal Service for US Customers) who purchased the Coulter Lyse S III diff Lytic Lot # 101554F. The letter provides customers with an explanation of the problem identified and an action to be taken. If customers currently had any of the lot mentioned above in their laboratory, they were asked to discontinue use and discard remaining product according to their laboratory chemical safety procedures. And to complete and return the enclosed response form within 10 days to acknowledge that they received this notice and are taking appropriate action. For the population at most risk, there is no serious consequences and only remote probability of injury and medically reversible consequences due by the small change for Hgb and WBC results. Consignees were also asked to share this information with their laboratory staff and retain the notification as part of their laboratory Quality System documentation. Technical questions regarding this Product Corrective Action were directed to Beckman Coulter Customer Service at( 800) -526-7694 in the United States and Canada.
Quantity in Commerce1,296 units
DistributionWorldwide Distrubution-- USA ( nationwide) including states of : AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, & WV and country of 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.
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