Beckman Coulter, Inc. recalls Beckman Coulter UniCel DxI 800
Reason for recall
An internal investigation has determined that due to defective sub-components within the gantry assembly, a z-axis CAD movement motion error may occur and cause an analyzer to enter a Not Ready or Paused state, leading to a delay in obtaining results.
Affected product
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Beckman Coulter UniCel DxI 800, Part Numbers: 973100, A71456; Photometric Chemistry Analyzer
Lot / code information
- Serial #
610458, 610455, 610679, 610579, 610432, 610430 — +296 moreShow all
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630104, 630105, 630160, 630159, 630162, 630110 — +245 moreShow all
630104, 630105, 630160, 630159, 630162, 630110, 630140, 630175, 630143, 630103, 630108, 630174, 630099, 630112, 630113, 630136, 630107, 630102, 630100, 630106, 630115, 630114, 630132, 630111, 630101, 630109, 630146, 630139, 630116, 630126, 630117, 630118, 630120, 630119, 630121, 630122, 630123, 630124, 630125, 630129, 630128, 630130, 630131, 630134, 630135, 630137, 630141, 630142, 630133, 630127, 630164, 630172, 630173, 630144, 630156, 630145, 630157, 630158, 630155, 630154, 630149, 630152, 630170, 630171, 630150, 630151, 630153, 630163, 630148, 630147, 630138, 630194, 630197, 630202, 630203, 630178, 630184, 630166, 630186, 630182, 630176, 630205, 630179, 630180, 630181, 630195, 630187, 630161, 630169, 630167, 630165, 630193, 630191, 630192, 630190, 630177, 630188, 630183, 630196, 630199, 630168, 630219, 630208, 630217, 630230, 630223, 630214, 630210, 630235, 630232, 630201, 630226, 630227, 630218, 630233, 630221, 630222, 630216, 630215, 630206, 630207, 630211, 630231, 630209, 630224, 630234, 630228, 630220, 630225, 630229, 630204, 630212, 630213, 630259, 630260, 630252, 630281, 630282, 630272, 630265, 630279, 630256, 630255, 630269, 630242, 630248, 630241, 630264, 630275, 630270, 630249, 630253, 630271, 630267, 630278, 630254, 630263, 630243, 630246, 630273, 630280, 630238, 630251, 630257, 630258, 630274, 630240, 630244, 630247, 630262, 630237, 630266, 630236, 630261, 630245, 630307, 630300, 630301, 630315, 630284, 630319, 630327, 630296, 630292, 630304, 630305, 630311, 630310, 630312, 630324, 630291, 630321, 630323, 630325, 630289, 630316, 630317, 630308, 630306, 630318, 630299, 630314, 630302, 630313, 630290, 630285, 630298, 630293, 630295, 630303, 630320, 630309, 630294, 630287, 630286, 630331, 630288, 630322, 630328, 630337, 630351, 630341, 630345, 630344, 630343, 630342, 630340, 630334, 630330, 630332, 630336, 630338, 630333, 630339, 630347, 630346, 630348, 630326, 630198, 630189, 630276, 630353, 630185, 630352, 630329, 630277, 630283, 630297, 630349, 630200, 630239
What the firm is doing
Beckman Coulter issue an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notice to its consignees on 10/01/2025 via USPS and email. The notice explained the issue, potential impact, and requested the following: If Wash PnP and/or Incubator PnP Z-motion errors appear in the analyzer event log, take the following steps: 1. Attempt to reinitialize the analyzer: a. Go to the Diagnostics screen on the User Interface. b. Select Initialize System. 2. If reinitialization is unsuccessful, contact Beckman Coulter Technical Support in your region. Beckman Coulter recommends posting this letter on or near the affected analyzers. Please share this information with your laboratory staff and retain this notification as part of your laboratory Quality System documentation. If you have forwarded any of the affected products listed above to another laboratory, please provide them a copy of this letter. A field service representative will contact your laboratory to schedule a time to replace the affected parts. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact our Customer Support Center website: http://www.beckmancoulter.com
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Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Sources & references
- FDA enforcement recordOfficial FDA database entry for Z-0429-2026
- FDA 510(k) clearance · K121790The device's official FDA premarket clearance record
- FDA device classification · JJEOfficial FDA classification for this device type
- CFR regulation · 21 CFR 862.2160The federal regulation governing this device
- FDA recall announcementSearch FDA.gov for the official press announcement
- Find Beckman Coulter, Inc.Search for the manufacturer's official notice
- News coverageRecent reporting on this recall and manufacturer
- openFDA data recordThe raw JSON record this page is built from
Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement reports. This summary is informational and may lag or differ from the official record. Always verify against the FDA before acting.
Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.
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