Recall Z-0562-2016 ยท LTT Panels, Test, Susceptibility, Antimicrobial
Beckman Coulter Inc.
MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo Panel Type 23, Part No. B1017-206 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci and Listeria monocytogenes.
| Date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Beckman Coulter has confirmed falsely negative results for Voges-Proskauer (VP) (pale-pink/brown/colorless) with Quality Control (QC) American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) organism Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 in a portion of affected lots of MicroScan Pos Combo and MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo panels. The expected result is positive. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | The firm, Beckman Coulter, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter dated December 1, 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. The customers were instructed to discontinue use and discard any remaining inventory of lots listed; return the attached form for product replacement; retain your inventory of the other lot numbers of the panel types, as they are not impacted by this issue; discuss content of the letter with your laboratory director/staff, retain the notification as part of your laboratory QS |
| Quantity | 715 units total (616 units in US) |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution and to the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and United Kingdom. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.