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Beckman Coulter Inc. recalls COULTER EPICS XL Flow Cytometer COULTER EPICS XL-MCL Flow Cytometer SYSTEM II Software
Recalled November 28, 2018 · FDA recall Z-0472-2019 · Beckman Coulter
Hazard
A manufacturing defect on the amplifier board of the Flow Cytometers my cause signal loss and/or signal drifting resulting in absence of data or a population shift in the data plots. This can impact patient results for any application. · FDA Class I
Units
2549
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Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide including Puerto Rico. OUS: FC 500: Japan, South Korea, China, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, France, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Sweden, Australia, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Gabon, Portugal, Mexico, Singapore, Monaco, Hong Kong, Guadeloupe, Zambia, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Reunion, Poland, Egypt, Slovakia, Croatia, Brazil, Chile, Bahrain, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Myanmar, Morocco, Serbia, Philippines, Lebanon, Romania, Moldova, Qatar, Barbados, Iraq, Oman, Namibia, Indonesia, Thailand, The Bahamas, Macau, El Salvador, Panama, Denmark, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, Israel, Colombia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, Tunisia, Kuwait, Kenya, Libya, Latvia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Taiwan EPICS XL: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, China, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican, Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macau, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, The Bahamas, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
A manufacturing defect on the amplifier board of the Flow Cytometers my cause signal loss and/or signal drifting resulting in absence of data or a population shift in the data plots. This can impact patient results for any application.
Product
COULTER EPICS XL Flow Cytometer COULTER EPICS XL-MCL Flow Cytometer SYSTEM II Software
Manufacturer(s)
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →