Reported May 1, 2013 · Terminated

AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer The Beckman Coulter AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer is an automated 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?

  • AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer The Beckman Coulter AU5800 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer is an automated chemistry analyzer that measures analytes in samples, in combination with appropriate reagents, calibrators, quality control (QC) material and other accessories. This system is for in vitro diagnostic use only. Applications include colorimetric, turbidimetric, latex agglutination, homogeneous enzyme immunoassay, and in selective electrode.
Lot codes and dates
  • All Instrument Serial Numbers with Software Versions 4.11 and Prior Model Numbers AU5811-01, AU5821-01, AU5831-01, AU5841-01, AU5811-02, AU5821-02, AU5831-02, AU5841-02, AU5811-03, AU5821-03, AU5831-03, AU5841-03, AU5811-04, AU5821-04, AU5831-04, AU5841-04, AU5811-06, AU5821-06, AU5831-06, AU5841-06 Part Numbers A94906, A94911, A94916, A91921 A94907, A94912, A94917, A94922 A94908, A94913, A94918, A94923 A94909, A94914, A91949, A94924 A94910, A94915, A94920, A94925 Model Numbers and Part Numbers listed above respecitively.
Amount recalled
490

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Beckman Coulter, Inc. initiated this recall because there is a software error that has the potential to cause the reporting of erroneous patient results because of misidentification by the AU5800 system.

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 16, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:51 PM UTC

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