Device recall: MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 21, Part No. B1017-201 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in…
Class II FDA enforcement event 72779. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Beckman Coulter has confirmed falsely negative results for Voges-Proskauer (VP) (pale-pink/brown/colorless) with Quality Control (QC) American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) organism Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 in a portion of affected lots of MicroScan Pos Combo and MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo panels. The expected result is positive.
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 1 Dec 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Brea, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 72779 has 5 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 6 Jan 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Jul 2016.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution and to the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway,…
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
5 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0558-2016 | MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 21, Part No. B1017-201 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci and… | 284 units total (96 units in US) | Class II | Terminated | 6 Jan 2016 |
| Z-0559-2016 | MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 33, Part No. B1017-211 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci and… | 2,706 units total (1,276 units in US) | Class II | Terminated | 6 Jan 2016 |
| Z-0560-2016 | MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 34, Part No. B1017-214 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci and… | 1,324 units total (1,215 units in US) | Class II | Terminated | 6 Jan 2016 |
| Z-0561-2016 | MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo Panel Type 20, Part No. B1017-202 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci… | 751 units total (701 units in US) | Class II | Terminated | 6 Jan 2016 |
| Z-0562-2016 | MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo Panel Type 23, Part No. B1017-206 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci… | 715 units total (616 units in US) | Class II | Terminated | 6 Jan 2016 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2015
- 1,153
- Share of these events in Class II
- 91%
- Product records in this event
- 5Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 216
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0558-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72779. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/72779/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- 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) Distribution and to the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 72779?
- The event has 5 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
284 units total (96 units in US)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 91% of the 1,153 device events that started in 2015 are in Class II.