FDAJuly 27, 2018device

Sysmex XN-Series Fluorocell PLT, Catalog #CD994563. Distributed in the U.S.A. by Sysmex America, Inc., Lincolnshire, IL. Fluorocell PLT is used to stain platelets in a diluted blood sample for the counting of platelets with the Sysmex XN-Series automated hematology analyzers.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

The fluorescent platelet counts (PLT-F) and immature platelet fraction (IPF) values can be falsely low when using affected lots of Fluorocell PLT.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

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Recall history

Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.

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