—#71801

Product

IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Reagent, Part Number 447280. Intended for the quantitative determination of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in human serum or plasma by rate nephelometry.

FDA product code: DCK — C-Reactive Protein, Antigen, Antiserum, And Control
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Immunology
510(k) numbers: K981638
Affected lot / code info: Lots M705441, M709279, M709319

Why it was recalled

IMMAGE CRP Reagent lots M705441, M709279, & M709319, may demonstrate a prozone or hook effect on samples with extremely high CRP analyte concentration.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Other

Action the firm took

Customers were sent Urgent: Product Corrective Action letters dates, 1/22/2008. The letter identified the issue, discussed the impact, and listed the following actions/resolution. * To eliminate the hook effect when using these lots, run CRP samples beginning with the 1:216 dilution. ~ A limited correlation of patient samples run in the 1:36 dilution compared to the same samples run in the 1:216 dilution verifies acceptable performance (there may be a shift of up to 0.8 mg/dL for samples between 1.0 and 8.0 mg/dL). * Controls run in the 1:216 dilution may recover differently than those run in the default 1:36 dilution. A limited number of control samples were also run in the 1:216 dilution. * The IMMAGE 800 system can be set to default to a non-standard dilution for each chemistry. Change CRP to a Non-Standard Dilution of 1:216 in the Setup section of the software. Detailed instructions for configuring a Non-Standard dilution as default are located in chapter 5 of the IMMAGE 800 Immunochemistry System Operations Manual. * The IMMAGE system does not allow resetting the default dilution of a chemistry. Instructions for running CRP samples beginning in a Non-Standard Dilution are enclosed. * Complete and return the enclosed response form within 10 days so we may maintain our records. Customers are to share this information with their laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of their laboratory Quality System documentation. If you have forwarded any of the affected product listed above to another laboratory, please provide a copy of this letter to them. Questions regarding this letter should be directed to 800-854-3633 or customers can contact their local Beckman Coulter Representative

Recalling firm

Firm: Beckman Coulter Inc
Address: 200 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea, California 92822-6208

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Distribution -- Including states of AL, CA, CT, DC, FL, FL ,GA, HI, IA, IL ,IN, KY ,MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, VA, WI, and WV.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2008-01-10
Posted by FDA: 2010-03-02
Terminated: 2012-07-02
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #71801. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.