Perkinelmer: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-0633-2016)

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:

Perkin Elmer WIZARD2 2-detector, 550 samples Product Code: 2470-0020 The Wizard gamma counter is intended to detect and count gamma radiation emitted by clinical samples

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: December 8, 2015

Date Posted: January 20, 2016

Recall Number: Z-0633-2016

Event ID: 72808

Reason for Recall:

The content of the second #023 barcode ID label in the Barcode ID Label Binder is incorrect. The second barcode ID label #023 symbol incorrectly identifies as #024 when scanned. If measurement protocols have been programmed for both ID #023 and #024, the protocol associated with barcode ID #024 is executed. If the error is undetected, the Gamma Counter may produce erroneous results.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 60 units

Code Information:

Serial Numbers: DG02117524 DG09118363 DG08118156 DG08118195 DG02128922 DG10118375 DG12107235 DG08118222 DG02117537 DG08118184 DG09106872 DG11107116 DG03117626 DG03117611 DG01117425 DG12107293 DG09118332 DG06106503 DG06118006 DG01128820 DG12118707 DG05106427 DG03106166 DG11118630 DG01117434 DG09106779 DG02117500 DG12118742 DG06106477 DG03106208 DG09106800 DG10106903 DG05117853 DG03117671 DG06106473 DG04117754 DG04117698 DG11118538 DG11118617 DG01117392 DG03117644 DG05117882 DG03117655 DG04117683 DG02106106 DG05106347 DG06118043 DG10118385 DG08106671 DG01128869 DG06118023 DG05106328 DG02117516 DG11107142 DG05106354 DG08118254 DG03106181 DG03106197 DG02117505 DG11107105

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, KUWAIT, MYANMAR, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, and THAILAND.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated