Lawrenceville, GA, United States
LW Scientific, Inc. recalls
1 recall recorded since 2018, most recently on 6 February 2019. None are listed as ongoing. Status and classification are as published by the FDA.
Recalls1
Ongoing (FDA)0
Terminated or completed1
Class I (FDA)0
Terminated Class II Medical devices
- Recall started
- 6 February 2019
- Terminated
- 7 May 2021
- Reason
- The clear, plastic, polycarbonate hematocrit rotor may break apart during use and be ejected through the plastic housing, posing a safety hazard to the technician and potentially damaging the surrounding area.
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Philippines, Honduras, El Salvador, Australia, Guatemala, Canada, Singapore, Australia, Peru, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, and New Zealand
- Initiated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recall numbers
- Z-1048-2019, Z-1050-2019, Z-1049-2019
- LW Scientific ZIP IQ PCV Centrifuge, ZIC-24HD-75T3 Rev C Product Usage: used as a general purpose centrifuge to spin down blood in hematocrit tubes
- LW Scientific ZIP IQ Combo Centrifuge, ZIC-CMBO-4RT3 Rev B Product Usage: used as a general purpose centrifuge to spin down blood in hematocrit tubes with additional rotors to spin other fluids in test tubes (15ml an
- LW Scientific ZIP IQ Combo Centrifuge, ZIC-CMBO-2RT3 Rev B Product Usage: used as a general purpose centrifuge to spin down blood in hematocrit tubes with additional rotor to spin other fluids in test tubes (15ml)
A terminated FDA recall means the FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made. What statuses mean.