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Health product recall

Beckman Coulter Immunochemistry Systems - Creatinine Assay

Starting date:
December 28, 2012
Posting date:
January 21, 2013
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Product Safety
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-16871

Recalled Products

  1. Beckman Coulter AU2700 Immunochemistry System - Creatinine Assay
  2. Beckman Coulter AU5400 Immunochemistry System - Creatinine Assay
  3. Beckman Coulter AU Immunochemistry System - Creatinine Assay

Reason

Beckman Coulter received a report from a customer in ireland that the creatinine assay generated erroneously low creatinine results for patient samples and QC samples. The most probable cause of this issue is calibration drift due to uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) by a small volume of residual reagent in the creatinine reagent vial.

Affected products

B. Beckman Coulter AU2700 Immunochemistry System - Creatinine Assay

Lot or serial number

More than 10 Numbers, contact manufacturer.

Model or catalog number
  • OSR6178, OSR6678
Companies
Manufacturer
Beckman Coulter Inc.

B. Beckman Coulter AU5400 Immunochemistry System - Creatinine Assay

Lot or serial number

More than 10 Numbers, contact manufacturer.

Model or catalog number
  • OSR6178, OSR6678
Companies
Manufacturer
Beckman Coulter Inc.

C. Beckman Coulter AU Immunochemistry System - Creatinine Assay

Lot or serial number

More than 10 Numbers, contact manufacturer.

Model or catalog number
  • OSR6178, OSR6678
Companies
Manufacturer
Beckman Coulter Inc.