Beckman Coulter Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2018 - (Recall #: Z-0472-2019)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2018.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

COULTER EPICS XL Flow Cytometer COULTER EPICS XL-MCL Flow Cytometer SYSTEM II Software

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: January 12, 2018

Date Posted: November 28, 2018

Recall Number: Z-0472-2019

Event ID: 81039

Reason for Recall:

A manufacturing defect on the amplifier board of the Flow Cytometers my cause signal loss and/or signal drifting resulting in absence of data or a population shift in the data plots. This can impact patient results for any application.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 2549

Code Information:

EPICS Catalog Number: EPICS CL 3 COLOR W/MCL 220V 6604985 XL 4CLR FLOW CENTRE 220V AC 6605465 PKG; 4 COLOR XL M/M (220V) 6605465R XL-MCL 4 CLR FLOW CENTRE 220V A 6605437 XL-MCL 4 CLR FLOW CENTRE 240V AC 6605438 XL-MCL 4 CLR FLOW CENTRE 220V A 6605437R EPICS XL 4 COLORS 115V 6604714 XL-MCL 4CLR FLOW CENTRE 100VAC 6605435 TN, XL Flow Cytometer 100-240V, 50/60Hz 626551 EPICS XL 3 COLOR 230V 6604726 EPICS XL 4 CLR/ MCL 115V 6604988 EPICS XL 4 CLR/ MCL 220V 6604989 XL 4CLR FLOW CENTRE 240VAC 6605466 R-EPICS XL 3 COLOR 115V 6604713 XL 4 CLR W/FLOW 1 YR WARR 6605464 PKG;4 COLOR XL M/M (100V) 6605463 EPICS XL 4 COLOR 220V 6604723 TN, XL/MCL Flow Cytometer 100-240V, 50/60Hz 626552 EPICS XL 3 COLOR 240V 6604725 EPICS XL 4 CLR/MCL 240V 6604990 4 CLR,MCL,MM(120V)REFURB 6605436R XL-MCL 4 CLR FLOWCENTRE 240VAC 6605438R 4 COLOR XL M/M (120V)REFURB 6605464R XL 4CLR FLOW CENTRE 240VAC 6605466R 4 CLR, MCL, MM PKG (240V) 6605438U XL-MCL 4 CLR W/FLOW (RECOND) 6605436U All products manufactured affected for the time period: FC-500 From 01/22/2002 to 01/31/2018 EPICS XL/XL-MCL From 11/01/1992 to 03/15/2013

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide including Puerto Rico. OUS: FC 500: Japan, South Korea, China, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Bangladesh, Czech Republic, France, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Austria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Sweden, Australia, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, Gabon, Portugal, Mexico, Singapore, Monaco, Hong Kong, Guadeloupe, Zambia, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Reunion, Poland, Egypt, Slovakia, Croatia, Brazil, Chile, Bahrain, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Myanmar, Morocco, Serbia, Philippines, Lebanon, Romania, Moldova, Qatar, Barbados, Iraq, Oman, Namibia, Indonesia, Thailand, The Bahamas, Macau, El Salvador, Panama, Denmark, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, Israel, Colombia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, Tunisia, Kuwait, Kenya, Libya, Latvia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Taiwan EPICS XL: Albania, Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, China, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican, Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macau, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, The Bahamas, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated