Reported Oct 10, 2012 · Terminated

IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Reagent, PN 447070 The IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems Rheumatoid…

Beckman Coulter Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Beckman Coulter Inc. · 250 S Kraemer Blvd · Brea, CA · 92821-6232

Is this the product you have?

  • IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Reagent, PN 447070 The IMMAGE Immunochemistry Systems Rheumatoid Factor (RF) reagent, in conjunction with Beckman Cal 5 Plus, is intended for use in the quantitative determination of human rheumatoid factor concentrations in human serum and plasma samples by rate nephelometry. This assay is designed for use with the IMMAGE Immunochemistry System.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot# M012376 and M101865
Amount recalled
925 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has confirmed customer reports of QC shifts, lot-to-lot variation, and an increase in the percent of patient samples recovering >20 IU/mL using the Lots# M012376 and M101865 of IMMAGE RF reagent. The lots identified for the RF reagent might produce false abnormal results.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated May 30, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:37 PM UTC

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