—#145429

Product

Cholesterol, Catalog No. OSR6x16 Product Usage:Cholesterol OSR6x16 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Cholesterol concentrations in human serum on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

FDA product code: CHH — Enzymatic Esterase--Oxidase, Cholesterol
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
Affected lot / code info: All lots

Why it was recalled

Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Beckman Coulter sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated April 13, 2016 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers are instructed to complete and return the enclosed Response Form within 10 days. Customers with questions regarding the customer notification letter are instructed to contact Customer Support Center at http://www.beckmancoulter.com/customersupport/support; (800) 223-0130 in the US and Canada. Outside of the US and Canada, customers are instructed to contact their local Beckman Coulter Representative.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the countries of: Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-04-13
Terminated: 2016-06-30
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #145429. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.