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Health product recall

PK7300 Automated Microplate System (2014-01-02)

Starting date:
January 2, 2014
Posting date:
February 10, 2014
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-37845

Recalled Products

PK7300 Automated Microplate System

Reason

Sample barcode readers (Part number B04354) on some PK7300 automated microplate systems may misread sample barcode labels (Sample ID) due to the alignment of the barcode read angle. Even when check digits are present, there may be cases where the misread is not identified by the system as a "Sample ID Read Error".

Affected products

PK7300 Automated Microplate System

Lot or serial number

2013030365

Model or catalog number

PK7300

Companies
Manufacturer
Beckman Coulter Inc.
250 S. Kraemer Blvd.
Brea
92821
California
UNITED STATES