Terminated

Lactate, Catalog No. OSR6x93 Product Usage: Lactate OSR6x93 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of L-Lactate in human plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

FDA Recall Z-1931-2016 · Posted None

Recalling FirmBeckman Coulter Inc.

Recall StatusTerminated

Product CodeKHP

Date Initiated2016-04-13

Date Terminated2016-06-30

Product Quantity54,351 units total (31,612 units in US)

Reason for Recall

Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.

Firm Action

Beckman Coulter sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated April 13, 2016 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers are instructed to complete and return the enclosed Response Form within 10 days. Customers with questions regarding the customer notification letter are instructed to contact Customer Support Center at http://www.beckmancoulter.com/customersupport/support; (800) 223-0130 in the US and Canada. Outside of the US and Canada, customers are instructed to contact their local Beckman Coulter Representative.

Root Cause

Device Design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the countries of: Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.