Beckman Coulter Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-1932-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Uric Acid, Catalog No. OSR6x98 Product Usage:Uric acid OSR6x98 is intended as a System reagent for the quantitative determination of Uric Acid in human serum, heparinized plasma and urine on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 13, 2016

Date Posted: June 15, 2016

Recall Number: Z-1932-2016

Event ID: 73921

Reason for Recall:

Beckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 59,401 units total (10,868 units in US)

Code Information:

All lots

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the countries of: Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated