FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
BD Biosciences, Systems & Reagents: BD FACSCalibur; Catalog Numbers 342973, 342975, 34976 In vitro Diagnostics Use.
- Recall number
- Z-1370-2015
- Recalling firm
- BD Biosciences, Systems & Reagents
- Product
- BD FACSCalibur; Catalog Numbers 342973, 342975, 34976 In vitro Diagnostics Use.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-03-06
- Posted
- 2015-06-26
- Terminated
- 2016-04-04
- Reason
- The circuit breakers on some BD FACSCalibur instruments may have the incorrect rated amperage (20 amps instead of 2 amps) causing the circuit breaker to fail to open in an over-current situation.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- BD Biosciences sent an Important Product Recall letter on March 6, 2015 by certified mail and Field Change Notification (FCN FCB15-01-660312 directing Field Service Engineers to correct the circuit breaker is in process. Customers with questions were instruct to contact BD Customer Support at 1-877-232-8995 (prompt 2) in the United States. For customers outside the US were instructed to contact their local BD Biosciences representative or distributor. For questions regarding this recall call 408-954-6080.
- Quantity
- 72 devices
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -US including TX, NJ, and OK and Internationally to Hong Kong, Japan, Singopore, and Belguim
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Serial Nos. E34297300656, E34297300657, E34297300659, E34297300660, E34297300661, E34297300666, E34297300667, E34297300668, E34297300669, E34297300670, E34297300671, E34297300673, E34297300675, E34297300676, E34297300677, E34297300678 E34297502563, E34297502564, E34297502565, E34297502566, E34297502567, E34297502568, E34297502569, E34297502570, E34297502571, E34297502572, E34297502573, E34297502574, E34297502575, E34297502576, E34297502577, E34297502578, E34297502579, E34297502580, E34297502581, E34297502583, E34297502584, E34297502585, E34297502586, E34297502587, E34297502588, E34297502589, E34297502590, E34297502591, E34297502592, E34297502593, E34297502594, E34297502595, E34297502596, E34297502597, E34297502599, E34297502600, E34297502601, E34297502602, E34297502603, E34297502604, E34297502605, E34297502606, E34297502607, E34297502608, E34297502612, E34297502613, E34297502619, E34297502620, E34297502621, E34297502629, E34297600499, E34297600501, E34297600502, E34297600503, E34297600507, E34297600508.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K980858"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- OYE
- Firm FEI
- 2916837
- Firm city
- San Jose
- 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
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