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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

SYNCHRON Systems Cholesterol (CHOL) Reagent, REF: 467825

Z-0399-2022

November 10, 2021

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Event
Event 89035
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1433
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0399-2022

Official wording

Reason: Cholesterol Reagent may fail with Out of Calibration Range Low (OCR Low) and/or Back to Back (B/B) errors. Low quality control recovery failures may be observed after passing calibration. Brown particulates in compartment C of the reagent cartridge may be observed. Continued use may lead to, 1) failed QC and/or calibrations, 2) Erroneous low Cholesterol patient results.

Code information: Lot: M106450, UDI: 15099590575113

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distribution in the states of Louisiana, Ohio, North Carolina, California, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Maine, North Dakota, Virginia, Kansas, Washington, New Mexico, Iowa ,Nebraska, Idaho, Michigan, Maryland, Arizona, Hawaii, Missouri, Oregon, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Alaska, Tennessee, Illinois, Delaware, Kentucky, Arkansas, West Virginia, Massachusetts. OUS: India, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Lebanon, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    particulates