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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

TetraCXP Software System, Part Number A40051. Allows simultaneous identification and enumeration of total CD3+, total CD4+, total CD8+, dual CD3+/CD4+, dual CD3+/CD8+ and/or total CD3+, CD19+ and CD3+/CD56+ lymphocyte percentages and absolute counts in whole blood by flow cytometry. The systems also provide the CD4/CD8 ratio when using CD45-FITC/ CD4-RD1/CD8-ECD/CD3-PC5, and total lymphocyte percentage when using CD45-FITC/CD56-RD1/ CD19-ECD/CD3-PC5.

Z-0035-2013

May 22, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Event
Event 63161
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
146 units total (37 units in US)
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0035-2013

Official wording

Reason: The recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has determined that the specimen and prepared sample stability claims stated in the product labeling for tetraCXP software and CYTO-STAT reagents (CD45-FITC/CD4-RD1/CD8-ECD/CD3-PC5 and CD45-FITC/CD56-RD1/CD19-ECD/CD3-PC5) need to be updated for alignment with current standards and clinical decision-making associated with lymphocyte immunophenotyping

Code information: All tetraCHROME lots manufactured

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the following countries: Albania Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burundi Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador El Salvador Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Germany Greece Guadeloupe Hong Kong India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Korea, Republic of Kuwait Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Macao Malaysia Mexico Monaco Morocco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Poland Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has determined that the specimen and prepared sample stability claims stated in the product labeling for tetraCXP software and CYTO-STAT reagents (CD45-FITC/CD4-RD1/CD8-ECD/CD3-PC5 and CD45-FITC/CD56-RD1/CD19-ECD/CD3-PC5) need to be updated for alignment with current standards and clinical decision-making associated with lymphocyte immunophenotyping