Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall Access Free T4 Assay

Según U.S. Food and Drug Administration, este evento ( retiro de equipo (recall) ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en United States que fue producido por Beckman Coulter Inc..

¿Qué es esto?

Una corrección al equipo o acción de retiro tomada por el fabricante para abordar un problema con un dispositivo médico. Los retiros (recalls) ocurren cuando un dispositivo médico está defectuoso, cuando puede poner en riesgo la salud, o cuando simultáneamente está defectuoso y puede poner en riesgo la salud.

Más información acerca de la data acá
  • Tipo de evento
    Recall
  • ID del evento
    55196
  • Clase de Riesgo del Evento
    Class 2
  • Número del evento
    Z-2658-2010
  • Fecha de inicio del evento
    2010-03-24
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2010-10-01
  • Estado del evento
    Terminated
  • País del evento
  • Fecha de finalización del evento
    2012-05-07
  • Fuente del evento
    USFDA
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Radioimmunoassay, Free Thyroxine - Product Code CEC
  • Causa
    The recall was initiated after beckman coulter determined that kit boxes for access free t4 reagent (ref 33880), lot number 916293 may contain reagent packs labeled as access vitamin b12, (ref 33000), lot 916277. using an access vitamin b12 reagent pack, lot 916277, filled with access free t4 reagents may generate incorrect patient results.
  • Acción
    A Product Corrective Action (PCA) letter was sent on March 24, 2010 to the affected customers. The letter provides the customers with an explanation of the problem identified and instructs them to discard the FT4 kit, Lot 916293 in their stock if the FT4 packs within the kit packaging are labeled as Vitamin B12 Lot 916277. The PCA requested customers: (1) Inspect all Access Vitamin B12 reagent packs that have been removed from their kit boxes, including reagent packs currently loaded on your system and discard any reagent packs labeled as Access Vitamin B12, lot 916277; (2) Inspect your Access Free T4 reagent kit inventory for any reagent packs labeled as Access Vitamin B12, lot 916277 and discard any reagent packs labeled as Access Vitamin B12, lot 916277; (3) Review your historical quality control to ensure that assay performance for Access Vitamin B12 lot 916277 has been within your laboratory specifications. In addition customers were instructed to share this information with their laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of your laboratory Quality System documentation. Complete and return the enclosed response form within 10 days so Beckman Coulter can be assured that you have received this important notification. If customers need assistance or have any questions regarding the notification, they were instructed to contact Customer Technical Support Center at 1-800-854-3633 in the United States and Canada.

Device

Manufacturer

  • Dirección del fabricante
    Beckman Coulter Inc., 200 S Kraemer Blvd, Brea CA 92821-6208
  • Empresa matriz del fabricante (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA