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Device product

Coulter PrepPlus 2, Part Number 378600, Product Usage: The COULTER PrepPlus 2, when used in combination with the COULTER TQPrep Workstation, is intended to prepare human whole blood for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Use with cleared Beckman Coulter IVD applications on cleared Beckman Coulter flow cytometers (FC500, Navios and Navios EX). The COULTER PrepPlus 2 is a microprocessor-controlled pipetting and diluting system, designed for automating sample preparation or assay methods. It is capable of aspirating and dispensing liquid samples.

Z-2690-2017

May 22, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Event
Event 77362
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
473 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2690-2017

Official wording

Reason: When samples are prepared using the PrepPlus or PrepPlus 2 sample preparation systems and then run on a Flow cytometer, there is an imprecision in the absolute counts on only the first tube in a run.

Code information: All serial numbers currently in the field

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    When samples are prepared using the PrepPlus or PrepPlus 2 sample preparation systems and then run on a Flow cytometer, there is an imprecision in the absolute counts on only the first tube in a run.