Beckman Coulter Inc COULTER LH 750 Hematology Analyzer. Recall

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According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Reason for Recall

As stated by FDA

A rare risk of sample misidentification exists with Coulter LH 750 Hematology Analyzers. The printout results from the instrument are affected; however, the results stored in the workstation's database are not affected.

Recommended Action

Per FDA guidance

Letter 12/20/04 A rare risk of sample misidentification exists with Coulter LH 750 Hematology Analyzers. The printout results from the instrument are affected; however, the results stored in the workstation''s database are not affected. If the LH750 instrument displays a pop-up winder titled Database Error (XXXXXX) and text similar to (Microsoft) (ODBC SQL...) As soon as possible, call Beckman Coulter Customer Service, 800-526-7694) or contact your local rep, to schedule a service call. Do not acknowledge the error. Instead, restart the entire system by completely powering it OFF and then ON. Or, if the LH750 Workstation experiences a change in performance, such as screen display freezes, slow response time, or requires frequent resets to continue processing. As soon as possible, call Beckman Coulter Customer Service, 800-526-7694) or contact your local rep, to schedule a service call. Verify the accuracy of all patient reports for the samples until service confirms the performance of system.