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AutoMate 2550 "High Speed" Catalog Number ODL25255 — Class II medical device recall Z-1151-2018

Terminated recall by Beckman Coulter Inc., reported 2018-03-28, distributed nationwide. A misaligned pipette tip sensor poses the remote risk of cross-contamination when failing to cause a no-tip er

Recall numberZ-1151-2018
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmBeckman Coulter Inc., Brea, CA, United States
Recall initiated2018-01-18
Classified2018-03-21
Reported by FDA2018-03-28
Terminated2023-09-27
DistributedNationwide (US)
Countries outside the USAT, AU, BE, BR, CA, CH, CN, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DZ, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, IE, IL, IN, IT, KR, KW, LT, LV, NL, NO, NZ, PA, PL, PT, RU, SA, SE, SI, SK, TR, TW, ZA
Quantity73 units
Serial numbers1048, 1049, 1054, 1055, 1107, 1147, 1251, 4025, 4048, 4052, 4055, 4072, 4073, 4074, 4076, 4079, 4091, 4097, 4107, 4111, 4126, 4127, 4141, 4143, 4144 and 48 more
Model numbersODL25125, ODL25255

Product

AutoMate 2550 "High Speed" Catalog Number ODL25255; AutoMate 1250 "Standard" Catalog Number ODL25125. Chemistry analyzer sample processing and sorting system.

Reason for recall

A misaligned pipette tip sensor poses the remote risk of cross-contamination when failing to cause a no-tip error, resulting in pipetting patient samples without pipette tips.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-1151-2018. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

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