FDA recall record

Beckman Coulter Access Thyroglobulin, A34085G, Catalog No. 33860 recall — FDA Z-2636-2017

The Access immunoassays are susceptible to biotin interference.

Class IIclassification
Z-2636-2017official record ID
Jul 5, 2017report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-2636-2017
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmBeckman Coulter Inc.
Report dateJul 5, 2017
Recall initiation dateMay 9, 2017
Quantity83,504 units total (23,285 units in US)
LocationBrea, CA, United States

Official product description

Access Thyroglobulin, A34085G, Catalog No. 33860

Why the product was recalled

The Access immunoassays are susceptible to biotin interference.

Distribution information

Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macau, Malawi, Malaysia, Mayotte, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antillean, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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