Becton Dickinson & Co.: CLAY ADAMS Dynac III Centrifuge, 120V, Model Number 420104 DYNAC III is a multi-purpose centrifuge, designed for clinical laboratories performing separations in hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, blood banking, microbiology and cytology.

Recall number

Z-1069-2010

Recalling firm

Becton Dickinson & Co.

Product

CLAY ADAMS Dynac III Centrifuge, 120V, Model Number 420104 DYNAC III is a multi-purpose centrifuge, designed for clinical laboratories performing separations in hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, blood banking, microbiology and cytology.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2009-08-17

Posted

2010-03-11

Terminated

2010-04-22

Reason

Medical laboratory centrifuge component may have been assembled incorrectly and cause disabling of the safety feature which prevents customers from opening the centrifuge while it is spinning.

Root cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action

An "Urgent Product Recall" letter dated August 2009 was sent to the customers. The letter described the affected product, problem and the action to be taken by customers. The customers were advised to discontinue use of the centrifuge for repair or replacement with refurbished unit , provide an Excel file or a list with name, address and telephone number of end-users who were shipped this product from their distribution branches so that BD may inform them of the issue,and return the enclosed response form. For further assistance regarding product replacement and returns contact our Technical Services Department at 1-800-638-8663.

Quantity

411 units

Distribution

Worldwide distribution: USA and Mexico, Phillipines, Columbia, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Canada and Singapore.

Lot, serial or model codes

Serial Number: 4510001, 4510002, 4510003, 4510004, 4510005, 4510006, 4510007, 4510008, 4510009, 4510010, 4510011, 4510012, 4510013, 4510014, 4510015, 4510016, 4510017, 4510018, 4510019, 4510020, 4510021, 4510022, 4510023, 4510024, 4510025, 4510026, 4510027, 4510028, 4510029, 4510030, 4510031, 4510032, 4510033, 4510034, 4510035, 4510036, 4510037, 4510038, 4510039, 4510040, 4510041, 4510042, 4510043, 4510044, 4510045, 4510046, 4510047, 4510048, 4510049, 4510050, 4510051, 4510052, 4510053, 4510054, 4510055, 4510056, 4510057, 4510058, 4510059, 4510060, 4510061, 4510062, 4510063, 4510064, 4510065, 4510066, 4510067, 4510068, 4510069, 4510070, 4510071, 4510072, 4510073, 4510074, 4510075, 4510076, 4510077, 4510078, 4510079, 4510080, 4510081, 4510082, 4510083, 4510084, 4510085, 4510086, 4510087, 4510088, 4510089, 4510090, 4510091, 4510092, 4510093, 4510094, 4510095, 4510096, 4510097, 4510098, 4510099, 4510100, 4510101, 4510102, 4510103, 4510104, 4510105, 4510106, 4510107, 4510108, 4510109, 4510110, 4510111, 4510112, 4510113, 4510114, 4510115, 4510116, 4510117, 4510118, 4510119, 4510120, 4520001, 4520002, 4520003, 4520004, 4520005, 4520006, 4520007, 4520008, 4520009, 4520010, 4520011, 4520012, 4520013, 4520014, 4520015, 4520016, 4530001, 4530002, 4530003, 4530004, 4530005, 4530006, 4530007, 4530008, 4530009, 4530010, 4530011, 4530012, 4530013, 4530014, 4530015, 4530016, 4530017, 4530018, 4530019, 4530020, 4540001, 4540002, 4540003, 4540004, 4540005, 4540006, 4540007, 4540008, 4540009, 4540010, 4540011, 4540012, 4540013, 4540014, 4540015, 4540016, 4540017, 4540018, 4540019, 4540020, 4540021, 4540022, 4540023, 4540024, 4540025, 4540026, 4540027, 4540028, 4540029, 4540030, 4540031, 4540032, 4540033, 4540034, 4540035, 4540036, 4540037, 4540038, 4540039, 4540040, 4540041, 4540042, 4540043, 4540044, 4540045, 4540046, 4540047, 4540048, 4540049, 4540050, 4540051, 4540052, 4540053, 4540054, 4540055, 4540056, 4540057, 4540058, 4540059, 4540060, 4540061, 4540062, 4540063, 4540064, 4540065, 4540066, 4540067, 4540068, 4540069, 4540070, 4540071, 4540072, 4540073, 4540074, 4550001, 4550002, 4550003, 4550004, 4550005, 4550006, 4550007, 4550008, 4550009, 4550010, 4550011, 4550012, 4550013, 4550014, 4550015, 4550016, 4560001, 4560002, 4560003, 4560004, 4560005, 4560006, 4560007, 4560008, 4560009, 4560010, 4560011, 4560012, 4560013, 4560014, 4560015, 4560016, 4570001, 4570002, 4570003, 4570004, 4570005, 4570006, 4570007, 4570008, 4570009, 4570010, 4570011, 4570012, 4570013, 4570014, 4570015, 4570016, 4570017, 4570018, 4570019, 4570020, 4570021, 4570022, 4570023, 4570024, 4570025, 4570026, 4570027, 4570028, 4570029, 4570030, 4570031, 4570032, 4570033, 4570034, 4570035, 4570036, 4570037, 4570038, 4570039, 4570040, 4570041, 4570042, 4570043, 4570044, 4570045, 4570046, 4570047, 4570048, 4580001, 4580002, 4580003, 4580004, 4580005, 4580006, 4580007, 4580008, 4580009, 4580010, 4580011, 4580012, 4580013, 4580014, 4580015, 4580016, 4580017, 4580018, 4580019, 4580020, 4580021, 4580022, 4580023, 4580024, 4580025, 4580026, 4580027, 4580028, 4580029, 4580030, 4580031, 4580032, 4590001, 4590002, 4590003, 4590004, 4590005, 4590006, 4590007, 4590008, 4590009, 4590010, 4590011, 4590012, 4590013, 4590014, 4590015, 4590016, 4590017, 4590018, 4590019, 4590020, 4590021, 4590022, 4590023, 4590024, 4590025, 4590026, 4590027, 4590028, 4590029, 4590030, 4590031, 4590032, 4590033, 4590034, 4590035, 4590036, 4590037, 4590038, 4590039, 4590040, 4600001, 4600002, 4600003, 4600004, 4600005, 4600006, 4600007, 4600008, 4600009, 4600010, 4600011, 4600012, 4600013, 4600014, 4600015, 4600016, 4600017, 4600018, 4600019, 4600020, 4600021, 4600022, 4600023, 4600024, 4610001, 4610002, 4610005, 4610006, 4610008

510(k) numbers

not on file

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

JQC

Firm FEI

1119779

Firm city

Sparks

Firm state

MD

Firm country

not on file

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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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