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Beckman Coulter Mishima K.K.: Systems/units containing affected software/SQL BECKMAN COULTER CHEMISTRY ANALYZER AU480 REF / UDI-DI code: B96692 / 14987666542965 B9669

Medical DevicesSource: FDA (device) · Date: 2026-10-07

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Company / brand
Beckman Coulter Mishima K.K.
Product
Systems/units containing affected software/SQL BECKMAN COULTER CHEMISTRY ANALYZER AU480 REF / UDI-DI code: B96692 / 14987666542965 B96693 / 14987666542972 B12183 / 14987666540671 The AU480 Chemistry Analyzer measure analytes in samples, in combination with appropriate reagents, calibrators, quality control (QC) material, and other accessories. This system is for in vitro diagnostic use only.
Reason / hazard
Certain AU480 chemistry analyzers, with Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC PCs, may output the message System Stopped By Fatal Error: DBConnectionError AlarmDB when launching the instrument software, using PC pre-installed with Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express. When this occurs, AlarmDB becomes unreadable and the instrument software cannot be started. This causes a delay in obtaining patient results.
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution / sold at
Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MN, MO, NC, NM, NY, OK, PA, SD, TX, and WI. The countries of Algeria, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic of, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Taiwan, Province of China, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Viet Nam.
Recall initiated
2026-08-03
Code info
Products containing affected software: Item Numbers / UDI-DI codes: Item Number: B96692 UDI-DI code: 14987666542965 Item Number: B96693 UDI-DI code: 14987666542972 Item Number: B12183 UDI-DI code: 14987666540671 Item Number: N3151400 UDI-DI code: Due to the age of the device and the fact that it has exceeded its storage period, the UDI number is not available.)
Product quantity
492 units
Voluntary mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
City
Sunto-Gun
Country
Japan
Event id
99588
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