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Health product recall

UNICEL DXH 600/800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM (2016-05-02)

Starting date:
May 2, 2016
Posting date:
May 16, 2016
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-58406

Affected products

  1. UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

  2. UNICEL DXH 600 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

Reason

Beckman Coulter has confirmed an issue where the Red Blood Cell (RBC) aperture baths can contain residue in the sweep flow fittings. This residue may potentially create increased background failures, flagged results and vote outs for RBC and platelet (plt) parameters.

Affected products

A. UNICEL DXH 800 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM 

Lot or serial number
  • AU38544
Model or catalog number
  • 629029
  • B24802
Companies
Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter

Inc.

250 S. Kraemer Blvd.

92821

UNITED STATES



 

B. UNICEL DXH 600 COULTER CELLULAR ANALYSIS SYSTEM

Lot or serial number
  • AZ02609
  • AZ02611
  • AZ02613
  • AZ02616
  • AZ02618
  • AZ02623
Model or catalog number
  • B23858
Companies
Manufacturer

Beckman Coulter

Inc.

250 S. Kraemer Blvd.

92821

UNITED STATES