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Z-0737-04

ACL Advance Instrument Analyzer

Instrumentation Laboratory Co. / initiated 2004-03-04 / Terminated / root cause: software

Instrumentation Laboratory Co. began a recall of ACL Advance Instrument Analyzer on . The reason FDA records is "Software may cause instrument to omit step causing reagent carrover which may effect patient test result". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0737-04
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Instrumentation Laboratory Co.
Product
ACL Advance Instrument Analyzer
Product code
JPA System, Multipurpose For In Vitro Coagulation Studies
Reason for recall
Software may cause instrument to omit step causing reagent carrover which may effect patient test result
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Other
Action
Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) notified the Distributor Beckman Coulter, FL by letter on 3/9/04. Beckman will notify customers of the mandatory software upgrade by letter dated 3/4/04 with instructions for the software installation.
Quantity in commerce
760 units
Distribution
Florida Canada
Product codes and lots
Software version prior to V2.1