FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cygnus LLC: Centrifuge Model CF-6 with lid lock. (Block Model Number OCT-VI). Units are distributed to Bloch Scientific, Holbrook, NY for Bloch''s customers MFT and Cascade.
- Recall number
- Z-0564-06
- Recalling firm
- Cygnus LLC
- Product
- Centrifuge Model CF-6 with lid lock. (Block Model Number OCT-VI). Units are distributed to Bloch Scientific, Holbrook, NY for Bloch''s customers MFT and Cascade.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-09-08
- Posted
- 2006-02-28
- Terminated
- 2007-04-17
- Reason
- When device was packaged, too much expanding foam was added causing the lid to deform and causing the lid locking mechanism to be out of alignment.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- A recall notice was sent to Bloch Scientific on September 8, 2005. Bloch further distributed the product to MTF, Cascade and will conduct a sub-recall
- Quantity
- 110 units
- Distribution
- All product was shipped domestically to the firm''s distributor: Block Scientific, 1170 Lincoln Ave., Unit 11, Holbrook, NY 11741
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial Numbers: Labeled for MFT -- 033824; 033825; 033827 through 033840; 033842 through 033844; 033852 through 033855; 033857 through 033863; 034411 through 034415; 034417 through 034445; 08296594 through 08296608. Labeled for Cascade -- 033690; 033989; 034109; 033942 through 033956; 033958 through 033960; 034119 through 034128.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JQC
- Firm FEI
- 1000121662
- Firm city
- Paterson
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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