Reported Mar 28, 2018 · Terminated

AutoMate 2550 "High Speed" Catalog Number ODL25255; AutoMate 1250 "Standard" Catalog Number ODL25125. Chemistry…

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?

  • AutoMate 2550 "High Speed" Catalog Number ODL25255; AutoMate 1250 "Standard" Catalog Number ODL25125. Chemistry analyzer sample processing and sorting system.
Lot codes and dates
  • All units in the AutoMate 2500 Family are affected; Serial Numbers - 1107, 4048, 4055, 4025, 4052, 4079, 4091, 4076, 4072, 4073, 4074, 4111, 4097, 1054, 1055, 1048, 1049, 1147, ODL25125-1342, ODL25125-1354, 1251, ODL25255-4530, ODL25255-4531, 4126, 4127, 4169, 4171, 4341, 4324, ODL25255-4536, ODL25255-4535, ODL25255-4397, 4141, 4143, 4144, 4146, ODL25255-4606, 4148, ODL25255-4577, ODL25255-4605, 4302, 4304, 4352, ODL25255-4352, 4330, ODL25255-4419, ODL25255-4534, ODL25255-4416, ODL25255-4401, 4168, 4107, 4255, 4257, 4252, 4256, 4254, 4253, 4236, ODL25255-4437, ODL25255-4443, ODL25255-4444, ODL25255-4438, 4294, 4293, ODL25255-4556, ODL25255-4382, ODL25255-4378, ODL25255-4377, ODL25255-4379, ODL25255-4380, ODL25255-4381, ODL25255-4420, ODL25255-4421
Amount recalled
73 units in US

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

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.

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 Sep 27, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:35 PM UTC

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