Reported Apr 8, 2015 · Terminated

BD FACSCalibur; Catalog Numbers 342973, 342975, 34976 In vitro Diagnostics Use.

BD Biosciences, Systems & Reagents

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: BD Biosciences, Systems & Reagents · 2350 Qume Dr · San Jose, CA · 95131-1812

Is this the product you have?

    • BD FACSCalibur
    • Catalog Numbers 342973
    • 342975
    • 34976 In vitro Diagnostics Use
Lot codes and dates
  • 71 of 71 codes

    • Serial Nos. E34297300656
    • E34297300657
    • E34297300659
    • E34297300660
    • E34297300661
    • E34297300666
    • E34297300667
    • E34297300668
    • E34297300669
    • E34297300670
    • E34297300671
    • E34297300673
    • E34297300675
    • E34297300676
    • E34297300677
    • E34297300678 E34297502563
    • E34297502564
    • E34297502565
    • E34297502566
    • E34297502567
    • E34297502568
    • E34297502569
    • E34297502570
    • E34297502571
    • E34297502572
    • E34297502573
    • E34297502574
    • E34297502575
    • E34297502576
    • E34297502577
    • E34297502578
    • E34297502579
    • E34297502580
    • E34297502581
    • E34297502583
    • E34297502584
    • E34297502585
    • E34297502586
    • E34297502587
    • E34297502588
    • E34297502589
    • E34297502590
    • E34297502591
    • E34297502592
    • E34297502593
    • E34297502594
    • E34297502595
    • E34297502596
    • E34297502597
    • E34297502599
    • E34297502600
    • E34297502601
    • E34297502602
    • E34297502603
    • E34297502604
    • E34297502605
    • E34297502606
    • E34297502607
    • E34297502608
    • E34297502612
Amount recalled
72 devices

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

Why it was recalled

The circuit breakers on some BD FACSCalibur instruments may have the incorrect rated amperage (20 amps instead of 2 amps) causing the circuit breaker to fail to open in an over-current situation.

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 Apr 4, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:48 PM UTC

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