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Device product

Sysmex, Automated Hematology Analyzer XN Series, Sysmex Corporation, 1-5-1 Wakinohama-Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0073 Japan

Z-2034-2017

March 23, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Sysmex America Inc
Event
Event 76828
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
3,682 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2034-2017

Official wording

Reason: Reported customer complaints of automated hematology analyzers catching fire due to misalignment of an internal protective sheet that shields electronic components from salty reagents. Build-up of salt deposits on unprotected electronic components may combust due to heat generated by electronics when instrument cycles. Completed CAPA identified the root cause as supplier providing defective component (sensor ready valve) and the misalignment of the electronic protective shield during manufacturing of the device.

Code information: **Model: XN-10, Product Number: AP795756, Serial Numbers: 11001  29656, 29668-29786, 29788-29798, 29800-29801, 29803, 29804, 29807, 29812, 29816-29867 **Model: XN-11, Product Number: CS297931, Serial Numbers: A1001-A1124, A1127, A1130, A1135-A1140, A1142-A1144, A1146-A1149, A1151, A1153-A1159, A1161, A1163, A1171

Distribution pattern: Nationwide, Canada

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Reported customer complaints of automated hematology analyzers catching fire due to misalignment of an internal protective sheet that shields electronic components from salty reagents. Build-up of salt deposits on unprotected electronic components may combust due to heat generated by electronics when instrument cycles. Completed CAPA identified the root cause as supplier providing defective component (sensor ready valve) and the misalignment of the electronic protective shield during manufacturing of the device.