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Health product recall

enGen Laboratory Automation System (2016-03-18)

Starting date:
March 18, 2016
Posting date:
April 7, 2016
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-57840

Affected products 

A. enGen Laboratory Automation System

Reason

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Ortho) has initiated this recall pertaining to the enGen Laboratory Automation System configured with Thermo Scientific Recapper Module due to the possibility that the electrical cable that supplies power to the cap Vibratory Feeder of the Recapper Module may loosen from its correct position above the Vibration Feeder support plate and migrate to under the support plate. If this occurs, the uncapped sample tubes may hit the cable, and sample fluid (e.g., serum) may splash from the tube and into another tube or onto the under carriage of the support plate.

Affected products

A. enGen Laboratory Automation System

Lot or serial number

J16XQH4J
J953244
JCT20Q3J

Model or catalog number

ENGEN

Companies
Manufacturer
Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy
P.O. Box 100, Ratastie 2
Vantaa
01621
FINLAND