FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Beckman Coulter Inc: Access Immunoassay system CEA, in vitro diagnostic, Part No. 33200
- Recall number
- Z-1313-06
- Recalling firm
- Beckman Coulter Inc
- Product
- Access Immunoassay system CEA, in vitro diagnostic, Part No. 33200
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2006-04-12
- Posted
- 2006-08-01
- Terminated
- 2012-04-03
- Reason
- Firm has confirmed that the Access CEA Assay may generate decreased values with certain frozen platelet specimens.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- A Product Corrective Action letter was sent via US mail the week of April 10, 2006 to all Access CEA customers informing them that the Access CEA Assay could generate decreased values with certain frozen patient specimens. Although they have found it at a low occurrence, it is recommended that specimens should not be frozen prior to analysis until further notice. The letter informs customers that Beckman Coulter has verified sample stability through at least 14 days when properly stored at 2-8 degrees Celsius and shipping stability for 4 days at 2-8 degrees Celsius using cool packs. Firm also advises customers to contact customer technical support or local Beckman Coulter Representative if laboratory is unable to avoid freezing specimens and to review results from frozen CEA samples to ensure that the match the total clinical presentation per the customer''s established laboratory procedure. The letter requests that the notification remain part of the laboratory Quality System documentation and that the response form be returned to the firm within 10 days.
- Quantity
- 775
- Distribution
- Nationwide and Canada
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All codes
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K981985"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DHX
- Firm FEI
- 2050012
- Firm city
- Brea
- Firm state
- CA
- 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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