Beckman Coulter, Inc.: Device Recall

Recall Details

Recall Number

Z-2414-2024

Classification

Class II

Product Type

Device

Recalling Firm

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Status

Ongoing

Date Initiated

06/04/2024

Location

Chaska, MN, United States

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Product Quantity

143 devices

Reason for Recall

The analyzers were built with nonconforming USB cables made with brass contacts instead of specified gold contacts. Brass contacts may corrode over time, leading to loss of internal instrument communication and delayed patient results.

Product Description

Dxl 9000 Access Immunoassay Analyzer, Catalog #C11137.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of FL, IN, KS, NH, PA, and TX. The countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czechia, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Province of China, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Other Recalls by Beckman Coulter, Inc.

• Class II: Risk 12/23/2025
  Sample preparation system designed to automate staining, lysing, cell washing has a software error that causes samples to be dispensed close to or touching tube bottoms, which could dislodge fluid line, result in sample loss, spillage, make instrument inoperable and will lead to unintentional removal of 60-100 microliters from final sample, may lead to incorrect diagnosis or patient management.
• Class II: Risk 11/26/2025
  Beckman Coulter has determined that, due to a potential communication issue, the analyzers listed above may not successfully restart following a standard shutdown, even after multiple attempts. If this issue occurs, the instrument will be unable to complete initialization and transition to Ready mode and the instrument will not process patient samples, QCs or calibrators. This causes delayed results.
• Class II: Risk 11/26/2025
  Beckman Coulter has determined that, due to a potential communication issue, the analyzers listed above may not successfully restart following a standard shutdown, even after multiple attempts. If this issue occurs, the instrument will be unable to complete initialization and transition to Ready mode and the instrument will not process patient samples, QCs or calibrators. This causes delayed results.
• Class II: Risk 11/10/2025
  Due to specific lots of diluents contributing to elevated platelet Daily Checks background counts cycle with use with analyzers.
• Class II: Risk 11/07/2025
  It has been determined that certain lots of Access 2 Reaction Vessels may contain manufacturing deformities. The bottom (round end) of the Reaction Vessel may have a small protrusion or hair like deformity. This could cause causing instrument errors (e.g., pipetting, rake, wash carousel errors) that could delay patient results.

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