Sorting-Drive Product Part — Class III medical device recall Z-0358-2019
Terminated recall by Beckman Coulter Inc., reported 2018-11-07, distributed nationwide. Sorting-Drive software version 4.2 (released in October 2015) introduced a new option for iPAW and the Sorting
| Recall number | Z-0358-2019 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Beckman Coulter Inc., Brea, CA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2018-05-24 |
| Classified | 2018-10-31 |
| Reported by FDA | 2018-11-07 |
| Terminated | 2022-12-08 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AR, AT, BE, BR, CL, CN, CZ, DE, DK, DZ, ES, FR, GB, GR, HK, IE, IL, IN, IT, KR, LB, LT, MY, NL, PL, PT, QA, RO, SA, SE, TR, TW, ZA |
| Quantity | 495 |
| Reason classes | labeling, software |
| Model numbers | A89483 |
Product
Sorting-Drive Product Part, Sorting-Drive Plus Kit (Sorting Drive Software v4.2.1), Part No. A89483, Beckman Coulter, Inc. The Sorting-Drive Plus Kit includes the Sorting-Drive 4.2.1 User Kit which includes the Sorting-Drive 4.2.1 Software DVD. . The Sorting-Drive software facilitates the Laboratory Information System (LIS) connection to AutoMate 2500 Family systems. .
Reason for recall
Sorting-Drive software version 4.2 (released in October 2015) introduced a new option for iPAW and the Sorting-Drive Client that is used for manual printing of barcodes. Sorting Drive software version 4.2 was replaced by 4.2.1 (both versions contain the same option for manual barcode printing). When printing consecutively numbered tube labels using this optional Barcode Counter function, the system incorrectly converts numbers with consecutive multiple zeroes in the middle, potentially leading to wrong barcode IDs. The firm reports that this does not affect automated label creation or reprinting of individual labels and that no other system functions are affected.
Machine access
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.