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Event 64731

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 20, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Beckman Coulter Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer The Beckman Coulter AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer is an automated chemistry analyzer that measures analytes in samples, in combination with appropriate reagents, calibrators, quality control (QC) material and other accessories. This system is for in vitro diagnostic use only. Applications include colorimetric, turbidimetric, latex agglutination, homogeneous enzyme immunoassay, and in selective electrode.

Z-1167-2013
Recall number
Z-1167-2013
Initiated
March 20, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Quantity
490

App-derived interpretation

Device software or design reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0
software error

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Software design

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Reason for recall

Beckman Coulter, Inc. initiated this recall because there is a software error that has the potential to cause the reporting of erroneous patient results because of misidentification by the AU5800 system.

Code information

All Instrument Serial Numbers with Software Versions 4.11 and Prior Model Numbers AU5811-01, AU5821-01, AU5831-01, AU5841-01, AU5811-02, AU5821-02, AU5831-02, AU5841-02, AU5811-03, AU5821-03, AU5831-03, AU5841-03, AU5811-04, AU5821-04, AU5831-04, AU5841-04, AU5811-06, AU5821-06, AU5831-06, AU5841-06 Part Numbers A94906, A94911, A94916, A91921 A94907, A94912, A94917, A94922 A94908, A94913, A94918, A94923 A94909, A94914, A91949, A94924 A94910, A94915, A94920, A94925 Model Numbers and Part Numbers listed above respecitively.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA, including Canada and Puerto Rico and the states of NJ, TX, CA, UT, KS, MA, NY, MI, GA, VA, IN, WI, IL, OH, NV, NC and PA. and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Japan, Germany, Brazil, China, Italy, Ireland, Israel, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, France, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and Vietnam.