Z-0564-06

Centrifuge Model CF-6 with lid lock. (Block Model Number OCT-VI). Units are distributed to Bloch Scientific...

Name: Z-0564-06 Centrifuge Model CF-6 with lid lock. (Block Model Number OCT-VI). Units are distributed to Bloch Scientific...
Creator: Cygnus LLC
Published: 2005-09-08
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Cygnus, LLC / initiated 2005-09-08 / Terminated / root cause: packaging

FDA source

Cygnus LLC began a recall of Centrifuge Model CF-6 with lid lock. (Block Model Number OCT-VI). Units are distributed to Bloch Scientific, Holbrook, NY for Bloch''s customers MFT and Cascade on 2005-09-08. The reason FDA records is "When device was packaged, too much expanding foam was added causing the lid to deform and causing the lid locking mechanism to be out of alignment". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as packaging.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0564-06
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2005-09-08
Posted: 2006-02-28
Terminated: 2007-04-17
Recalling firm: Cygnus, LLC
Product: Centrifuge Model CF-6 with lid lock. (Block Model Number OCT-VI). Units are distributed to Bloch Scientific, Holbrook, NY for Bloch''s customers MFT and Cascade.
Product code: JQC Centrifuges (Micro, Ultra, Refrigerated) For Clinical Use
Reason for recall: When device was packaged, too much expanding foam was added causing the lid to deform and causing the lid locking mechanism to be out of alignment.
Root cause tag: packaging
FDA root cause: Other
Action: A recall notice was sent to Bloch Scientific on September 8, 2005. Bloch further distributed the product to MTF, Cascade and will conduct a sub-recall
Quantity in commerce: 110 units
Distribution: All product was shipped domestically to the firm''s distributor: Block Scientific, 1170 Lincoln Ave., Unit 11, Holbrook, NY 11741
Product codes and lots: Serial Numbers: Labeled for MFT -- 033824; 033825; 033827 through 033840; 033842 through 033844; 033852 through 033855; 033857 through 033863; 034411 through 034415; 034417 through 034445; 08296594 through 08296608. Labeled for Cascade -- 033690; 033989; 034109; 033942 through 033956; 033958 through 033960; 034119 through 034128.

Product code JQC

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)