Reported Jul 12, 2017 · Terminated

Coulter PrepPlus 2, Part Number 378600, Product Usage: The COULTER PrepPlus 2, when used in combination with the…

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?

    • Coulter PrepPlus 2
    • Part Number 378600
  • Product UsageThe COULTER PrepPlus 2, when used in combination with the COULTER TQPrep Workstation, is intended to prepare human whole blood for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Use with cleared Beckman Coulter IVD applications on cleared Beckman Coulter flow cytometers (FC500, Navios and Navios EX). The COULTER PrepPlus 2 is a microprocessor-controlled pipetting and diluting system, designed for automating sample preparation or assay methods. It is capable of aspirating and dispensing liquid samples
Lot codes and dates
  • All serial numbers currently in the field
Amount recalled
473 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Why it was recalled

When samples are prepared using the PrepPlus or PrepPlus 2 sample preparation systems and then run on a Flow cytometer, there is an imprecision in the absolute counts on only the first tube in a run.

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 Mar 31, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:28 PM UTC

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