—#115861

Product

Access 2 Immunoassay System; P/N 107405S 2/12 The Access Immunoassay Systems are in vitro diagnostic devices used for the quantitative, semi-quantitative or qualitative determination of various analyte concentrations found in human body fluids.

FDA product code: JJE — Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
Affected lot / code info: Part # 81600N, 386220, A12900, A69186; All Serial Numbers

Why it was recalled

Beckman Coulter is initiating a recall due to a defective newly released aluminum incubator belt pulley that may rub against the light shield, which causes the formation of debris. Debris that is caused by the incubator belt pulley rubbing against the light shield can fall into the reaction vessels (RVs) and present a risk of erroneous test results.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Beckman Coulter sent an "Urgent Product Correction" letter dated February 12, 2013 via mail and email to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to place your Access system in the Ready or Not Ready mode. Lift the cover (as you do to access the probes) and look at the left side of the incubator unit under the peripump by the aspirate probe, if you see a silver pulley, immediately discontinue use and contact Technical Support also check for QC failures and system check failures; If you see a white pulley, this is the correct part and you can resume normal activity. Beckman will replace the metal pulley with the plastic pulley if you verified the your instrument has the silver pulley. The customers were also instructed to share this information with staff; and complete and return enclosed Response Form within 10 days. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Technical support from the website: http://www.beckmancoulter.com or by phone at: 1-800-854-3633 in the United States and Canada.

Recalling firm

Firm: Beckman Coulter Inc.
Address: 250 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea, California 92821-6232

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Aurstria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-02-12
Posted by FDA: 2013-04-01
Terminated: 2013-12-23
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #115861. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.