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FDA Device recall Z-0516-2020

UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer (DxH SMS) and UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer II (DxH SMS II) - Product Usage: The intended use is as follows:…

On 2019-12-04 the FDA classified a Class II recall of UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer (DxH SMS) and UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer II (DxH SMS II) - Product Usage: The intended use is as follows:… by Beckman Coulter, citing when the UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer and UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer II dispense probe is slightly bent, there is a potential for cell carryover from the previous sample, and….

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-0516-2020
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2019-10-07
Published2019-12-04
Last updated2026-09-13 11:55 UTC
CompanyBeckman Coulter
DistributionUS

Product

UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer (DxH SMS) and UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer II (DxH SMS II) - Product Usage: The intended use is as follows: The DxH Slidemaker Stainer is a fully automated slide preparation and staining device that aspirates a whole-blood sample, smears a blood film on a clean microscope slide, and delivers a variety of fixatives, stains, buffers, and rinse solutions to that blood smear.

Reason

When the UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer and UniCel DxH Slidemaker Stainer II dispense probe is slightly bent, there is a potential for cell carryover from the previous sample, and erroneous results could be reported from the slide review. Erroneous results may be reported from the laboratory which may trigger unnecessary or inappropriate patient treatment.

Identifiers

code_info
Catalog Number 775222. Serial numbers: AS39017, AS40018, AT35013, AT35014, AT35015, AT35017, AT35018, AT40020, AT40021…Catalog Number 775222. Serial numbers: AS39017, AS40018, AT35013, AT35014, AT35015, AT35017, AT35018, AT40020, AT40021, AT40022, AT40024, AT40025, AT40027, AT40030, AT45031, AT45032, AT45034, AT45035, AT49037, AT49041, AT49044, AT49045, AT49046, AT49047, AT49048, AT49049, AT49050, AT49051, AT49055, AT49057, AT49058, AT49059, AT49060, AT49061, AT49062, AT49063, AT49064, AT49065, AU01004, AU01005, AU01007, AU01009, AU01010, AU01011, AU01012, AU01014, AU01015, AU01016, AU01017, AU01020, AU01021, AU01022, AU01023, AU01024, AU01025, AU01028, AU01029, AU01030, AU08041, AU08043, AU08044, AU08047, AU08048, AU08049, AU08050, AU11051, AU11053, AU11057, AU11058, AU11059, AU11061, AU11062, AU11063, AU11064, AU11066, AU11068, AU11072, AU13073, AU13075, AU13077, AU13079, AU14083, AU14084, AU14085, AU14086, AU14087, AU14088, AU14090, AU16104, AU16111, AU16112, AU19113, AU19115, AU19118, AU19119, AU19120, AU20123, AU20124, AU20125, AU20128, AU20129, AU20130, AU20131, AU21133, AU21136, AU21137, AU2114

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:55 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0516-2020%22

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