ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-2636-2017 ยท MSW System, Test, Thyroglobulin

Beckman Coulter Inc.

Access Thyroglobulin, A34085G, Catalog No. 33860

DateMay 9, 2017
StatusTerminated
ReasonThe Access immunoassays are susceptible to biotin interference.
Root causeDevice Design
ActionAn urgent Medial Device Recall letter dated 5/9/17 was sent to customers to inform them that Beckman Coulter is initiating a field action for Access Total T3, Access Thyroglobulin, Access Free T4, and Access GI Monitor. Beckman Coulter has determined through customer feedback and an internal investigation that the four Access immunoassays listed above are susceptible to biotin interference. During interference testing the interference occurred with samples that contained 100 ng/mL of biotin. This level of biotin is greater than the maximum biotin concentration observed in the normal healthy
Quantity83,504 units total (23,285 units in US)
DistributionAlgeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Ger
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K002905ACCESS THYROGLOBULIN REAGENTS ON THE ACCESS ANALYZER
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Oct 19, 2000
K031269ACCESS THYROGLOBULIN REAGENTS ON THE ACCESS IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEMS
Beckman Coulter, Inc., May 2, 2003