Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 17907 |
| Brand Name: | Beckman Coulter Enzymatic Creatinine assay |
| Model: | OSR6X204 |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Beckman Coulter NZ Ltd Suite 2, Level 4 30 St Benedicts Street Newton AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 446 109 |
| Manufacturer: | Beckman Coulter Inc |
| Brand Name: | Beckman Coulter Cholesterol assay |
| Model: | OSR6X16 |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Beckman Coulter NZ Ltd Suite 2, Level 4 30 St Benedicts Street Newton AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 446 109 |
| Manufacturer: | Beckman Coulter Inc |
| Brand Name: | Beckman Coulter Uric Acid assay |
| Model: | OSR6X98 |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Beckman Coulter NZ Ltd Suite 2, Level 4 30 St Benedicts Street Newton AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 446 109 |
| Manufacturer: | Beckman Coulter Inc |
| Brand Name: | Beckman Coulter Lactate assay |
| Model: | OSR6X93 |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Beckman Coulter NZ Ltd Suite 2, Level 4 30 St Benedicts Street Newton AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 446 109 |
| Manufacturer: | Beckman Coulter Inc |
| Brand Name: | Beckman Coulter Lipase assay |
| Model: | OSR6X30 |
| Affected: | All lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Beckman Coulter NZ Ltd Suite 2, Level 4 30 St Benedicts Street Newton AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 446 109 |
| Manufacturer: | Beckman Coulter Inc |
| Issue: | N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), when administered in therapeutic concentrations (for the treatment of acetaminophen overdose), has been recently determined to interfere with assays for the following analytes: Enzymatic Creatinine OSR6X204, Cholesterol OSR6X16, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30. NAC interference may lead to falsely low results. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/12/2014 |
