—#179661

Product

Beckman Coulter Power Express Sample Processing System AU5800XL connection unit, catalog #B36351; and Power Express Dynamic Inlet, catalog B36352.

FDA product code: JJE — Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K140496
Affected lot / code info: All serial numbers installed before 5/20/2019: Serials numbers in the U.S.: PW211409002, PW211501005, PW211501006, PW211501007, PW211501008, PW211501013, PW211505001, PW211508003, PW211509002, PW211510001, PW211510002, PW211511001, PW211511002, PW211511003, PW211511005, PW211512001, PW211601001, PW211601002, PW211602002, PW211602003, PW211602004, PW211603001, PW211603002, PW211603003, PW211604001, PW211604002, PW211604005, PW211604006, PW211604009, PW211604010, PW211605001, PW211605002, PW211605004, PW211605005, PW211605006, PW211605007, PW211606005, PW211606007, PW211607001, PW211607004, PW211607005, PW211607009, PW211607017, PW211607018, PW211608001, PW211608006, PW211610002, PW211610006, PW211610007, PW211610008, PW211610011, PW211611001, PW211611002, PW211611003, PW211611004, PW211611005, PW211612003, PW211612006, PW211612007, PW211612008, PW211612010, PW211612013, PW211701001, PW211701010, PW211701013, PW211703004, PW211706008, PW211706009, PW211707005, PW211707006, PW211707007, PW211707009, PW211707011, PW211707012, PW211708008, PW211708009, PW211708010, PW211709004, PW211709011, PW211710001, PW211710009, PW211710010, PW211710012, PW211711002, PW211711004, PW211711007, PW211712001, PW211802013, PW211804005, PW211804006, PW211807006, and PW211807008. Serial numbers OUS: PW201607008, PW211409001, PW211501001, PW211501002, PW211501003, PW211501004, PW211501010, PW211501011, PW211501012, PW211506001, PW211506002, PW211506003, PW211506004, PW211506005, PW211506006, PW211506007, PW211507001, PW211507002, PW211507003, PW211507004, PW211508001, PW211508002, PW211508004, PW211509001, PW211510003, PW211511004, PW211512002, PW211512003, PW211601005, PW21160113, PW21160114, PW211602001, PW211602005, PW211602006, PW211603004, PW211603005, PW211603006, PW211604003, PW211604004, PW211604007, PW211604008, PW211605008, PW211606001, PW211606002, PW211606003, PW211606004, PW211606006, PW211606008, PW211607002, PW211607003, PW211607006, PW211607007, PW211607010, PW211607011, PW211607012, PW211607013, PW211607014, PW211607015, PW211607016, PW211608002, PW211608003, PW211608004, PW211608005, PW211610003, PW211610004, PW211610005, PW211610009, PW211610010, PW211611006, PW211612001, PW211612002, PW211612005, PW211612009, PW211612012, PW211701002, PW211701003, PW211701004, PW211701005, PW211701006, PW211701007, PW211701008, PW211701011, PW211701012, PW211701014, PW211702001, PW211702002, PW211702003, PW211702004, PW211702005, PW211702006, PW211702007, PW211702008, PW211703001, PW211703002, PW211703003, PW211703005, PW211703006, PW211703007, PW211703008, PW211703009, PW211703010, PW211703011, PW211706001, PW211706002, PW211706003, PW211706004, PW211706005, PW211706006, PW211706007, PW211706010, PW211706011, PW211706012, PW211706013, PW211707001, PW211707002, PW211707003, PW211707004, PW211707010, PW211708001, PW211708002, PW211708003, PW211708004, PW211708005, PW211708006, PW211708007, PW211709001, PW211709002, PW211709003, PW211709005, PW211709006, PW211709007, PW211709009, PW211709010, PW211709012, PW211710002, PW211710003, PW211710004, PW211710005, PW211710006, PW211710007, PW211710008, PW211710011, PW211711003, PW211712002, PW211712003, PW211712004, PW211712005, PW211712006, PW211712007, PW211712008, PW211712009, PW211712010, PW211801001, PW211801002, PW211801005, PW211801006, PW211801007, PW211801008, PW211801009, PW211801010, PW211801011, PW211801012, PW211802001, PW211802002, PW211802003, PW211802004, PW211802005, PW211802008, PW211802009, PW211802012, PW211802014, PW211802015, PW211802016, PW211803001, PW211803002, PW211803003, PW211803004, PW211803005, PW211804001, PW211804002, PW211804003, PW211804004, PW211804010, PW211804011, PW211804012, PW211804013, PW211804014, PW211804015, PW211804016, PW211804017, PW211804018, PW211804019, PW211805001, PW211805004, PW211805005, PW211805006, PW211805007, PW211806007, and PW212612004.

Why it was recalled

Potential exposure to biohazard. Software design problem causes excess speed and vibrations in the unload arm movement which causes caused sample splashing.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

The recalling firm issued letters dated 5/8/2019 on 5/17/2019 informing the customers of the issue and that a spilled sample could lead to exposure of biohazardous material and that a software update would be made by their field service engineers at the next service call.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Distribution was made to AL, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, ND, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, and WA. There was government distribution and no military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, and Viet Nam.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2019-05-17
Terminated: 2022-03-11
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #179661. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.