FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Beckman Coulter Inc.: Coulter PrepPlus 2, Part Number 378600, Product Usage: The COULTER PrepPlus 2, when used in combination with the COULTER TQPrep Workstation, is intended to prepare human whole blood for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Use with cleared Beckman Coulter IVD applications on cleared Beckman Coulter flow cytometers (FC500, Navios and Navios EX). The COULTER PrepPlus 2 is a microprocessor-controlled pipetting and diluting system, designed for automating sample preparation or assay methods. It is capable of aspirating and dispensing liquid samples.
- Recall number
- Z-2690-2017
- Recalling firm
- Beckman Coulter Inc.
- Product
- Coulter PrepPlus 2, Part Number 378600, Product Usage: The COULTER PrepPlus 2, when used in combination with the COULTER TQPrep Workstation, is intended to prepare human whole blood for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Use with cleared Beckman Coulter IVD applications on cleared Beckman Coulter flow cytometers (FC500, Navios and Navios EX). The COULTER PrepPlus 2 is a microprocessor-controlled pipetting and diluting system, designed for automating sample preparation or assay methods. It is capable of aspirating and dispensing liquid samples.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2017-05-22
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-03-31
- Reason
- When samples are prepared using the PrepPlus or PrepPlus 2 sample preparation systems and then run on a Flow cytometer, there is an imprecision in the absolute counts on only the first tube in a run.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- The recalling firm initiated their recall by letter disseminated via email on 05/22/2017. The letter requested the following actions be taken: 1. Insert an empty daughter tube in place of a patient sample as the first tube in the carousel that is programmed for the addition of Flow-Count Fluorospheres. 2. Refer to the COULTER PrepPlus Operators Guide / PrepPlus 2 Instructions for Use (IFU) for instructions on adding Flow-Count Fluorospheres to daughter tubes. 3. Review all results following the flow cytometer data review instructions referenced in the associated IFU. Beckman Coulter also requested the consignee share this information with their laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of their laboratory Quality System documentation. If the consignee forwarded any of the affected product(s) listed above to another laboratory, They were asked to provide them a copy of the letter.
- Quantity
- 473 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All serial numbers currently in the field
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K130253"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- PER
- 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
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- 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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