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Beckman Coulter Inc.: Triglyceride, Catalog No. OSR6x118 Product Usage:Triglyceride OSR6x118 is intended as an Enzymatic colour test for the quantitative determination of triglyceride in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

Recall number
Z-1934-2016
Recalling firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Product
Triglyceride, Catalog No. OSR6x118 Product Usage:Triglyceride OSR6x118 is intended as an Enzymatic colour test for the quantitative determination of triglyceride in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2016-04-13
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2016-06-30
Reason
Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.
Root cause
Device Design
Action
Beckman Coulter sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated April 13, 2016 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers are instructed to complete and return the enclosed Response Form within 10 days. Customers with questions regarding the customer notification letter are instructed to contact Customer Support Center at http://www.beckmancoulter.com/customersupport/support; (800) 223-0130 in the US and Canada. Outside of the US and Canada, customers are instructed to contact their local Beckman Coulter Representative.
Quantity
79,009 units total (21,215 units in US)
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the countries of: Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Lot, serial or model codes
All lots
510(k) numbers
["K063804"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
CDT
Firm FEI
2050012
Firm city
Brea
Firm state
CA
Firm country
not on file

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2026-09-28
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