Recall Register

Device recall: AutoMate 1250 and AutoMate 2550, Part Numbers ODL25125 and ODL25255. The AutoMate 1200/2500 System Series is a…

Class II FDA enforcement event 63155. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

The recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has confirmed customer reports of secondary tubes being labeled with two different barcode labels on the AutoMate 2500 Family (previously referred to as OLA2500 Systems) units which can cause misidentification of a sample when software versions lower than version 4.1 is used.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Beckman Coulter Inc. started this device recall on 11 Apr 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Brea, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 63155 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 24 Oct 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Feb 2013.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the following countries: Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary India Ireland…

Recalling firm

Beckman Coulter Inc., Brea, CA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 63155: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-0056-2013AutoMate 1250 and AutoMate 2550, Part Numbers ODL25125 and ODL25255. The AutoMate 1200/2500 System Series is a semi-open, pre- and post-analytical sample processing and sorting system. The base system automates the sample sorting, decapping, and archiving processes. Handling and sorting of samples includes automatic…468 units total (51 units in US)Class IITerminated24 Oct 2012

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2012
823
Share of these events in Class II
88%
Product records in this event
1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
216

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 63155. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/63155/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
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Export date
28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register
23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the following countries: Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary India Ireland…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 63155?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 468 units total (51 units in US)
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
88% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class II.