Reported Apr 3, 2019 · Terminated

LW Scientific ZIP IQ Combo Centrifuge, ZIC-CMBO-4RT3 Rev B Product Usage: used as a general purpose centrifuge to spin…

LW Scientific, 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: LW Scientific, Inc. · 865 Marathon Pkwy · Lawrenceville, GA · 30046-2857

Is this the product you have?

  • LW Scientific ZIP IQ Combo Centrifuge
  • ZIC-CMBO-4RT3 Rev B Product Usageused as a general purpose centrifuge to spin down blood in hematocrit tubes with additional rotors to spin other fluids in test tubes (15ml and 50ml), microtubes, and PCR strips
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial Numbers
    • 6C1803035
    • 6C1803066
    • 6C1803121
    • 6C1803130
    • 6C1803132
    • 6C1803133
    • 6C1803139
    • 6C1803141
    • 6C1803142
    • 6C1803144
    • 6C1803145
    • 6C1805217
    • 6C1805242
    • 6C1805243
    • 6C1810375
    • 6C1810441
Amount recalled
16 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The clear, plastic, polycarbonate hematocrit rotor may break apart during use and be ejected through the plastic housing, posing a safety hazard to the technician and potentially damaging the surrounding area.

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 7, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:52 PM UTC

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