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Z-0695-2016Class II

D-10 Rack Loader; Model Number 220-0600; Hematology: The D-10 is a fully integrated system for sample...

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. / initiated 2015-12-15 / Terminated / root cause: software

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. began a recall of D-10 Rack Loader; Model Number 220-0600; Hematology: The D-10 is a fully integrated system for sample dilution, processing and analysis of hemoglobin, designed... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "On a rare occasion, there is a potential to assign a patient result to an incorrect sample ID when running in D10 Rack Loader configuration". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0695-2016
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
Product
D-10 Rack Loader; Model Number 220-0600; Hematology: The D-10 is a fully integrated system for sample dilution, processing and analysis of hemoglobin, designed for use with specific Bio-Rad reagent kits. The D-10 incorporates the use of a dedicated software system for instrument control, data collection, and analysis.
Product code
LCP Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin
Reason for recall
On a rare occasion, there is a potential to assign a patient result to an incorrect sample ID when running in D10 Rack Loader configuration.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
Urgent Medical Device Correction letters were sent on December 2015 to all affected consignees and subsidiaries. Each subsidiary will be given a Subsidiary Medical Device Correction Notice, Customer Medical Device Correction Notice, and Return Response Form and the number of customers distributed by e-mail. Each Subsidiary much contact customers and translate the Customer Medical Device Correction Notice and Return Response Form as needed. A revised letter to subsidiaries and customers was sent on January 20, 2016.
Quantity in commerce
165 in US, 200 Internationally
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and UK.
Product codes and lots
All codes - 2006 to present

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0695-2016
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0695-2016Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated