Recall StatusTerminated
Date Initiated2021-07-01
Date Terminated2023-06-14
Product Quantity3,672 unitsin total
Reason for Recall
SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Assay test may generate false positive results which could result in incorrect diagnosis .
Firm Action
On 07/09/2021 Beckman Coulter issued an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" to all affected consignees via email and US Postal Mail. In addition to informing consignees about the recalled device, the firm ask consignees to take the following actions:
1. Immediately discontinue using the Access SARS-CoV-2 Antigen assay.
2. Discard all Access SARS-CoV-2 Antigen reagent packs.
3. At the discretion of the Laboratory Medical Director, consider updating previous laboratory reports to indicate prior Reactive laboratory results may not be accurate.
4. Please share this information with your laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of your laboratory Quality System documentation. If you have forwarded any of the affected product(s) listed above to another laboratory, please provide them a copy of this letter.
5. So that we are assured you have received this important communication, please respond within 10 days in one of the following ways:
" Electronically, if you received this communication via email.
" Manually, complete and return the enclosed Response Form.
6. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact our Customer Support
Center:
" From our website: http://www.beckmancoulter.com
" By phone: call 1-800-854-3633 in the United States.
" Outside the United States contact your local Beckman Coulter representative.
Distribution Pattern
US Nationwide Distribution in the states of Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia, Wisconsin
OUS: New Zealand, Libya
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.