# FDA recall Z-1151-2018

> **Beckman Coulter Inc.** · Class II · device recall initiated 2018-01-18.

## Product

AutoMate 2550  "High Speed"  Catalog Number ODL25255; AutoMate 1250  "Standard" Catalog Number ODL25125.  Chemistry analyzer sample processing and sorting system.

## Reason for recall

A misaligned pipette tip sensor poses the remote risk of cross-contamination when failing to cause a no-tip error, resulting in pipetting patient samples without pipette tips.

## Distribution

Worldwide distribution.  US nationwide, Algeria, Australia, Austria,  Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Brazil, Canada, China,  Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,  Denmark, Finland, France,  Germany, Gibraltar, Greece,  Hong Kong, Hungary, India,  Ireland, Israel, Italy,  Korea, Kuwait, Latvia,  Lithuania, Macao, Mayotte,  Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,  Panama, Poland, Portugal,  Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia,  Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,  Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,  Turkey, and United Kingdom.

## Key facts

- **Recall number:** Z-1151-2018
- **Recalling firm:** Beckman Coulter Inc.
- **Classification:** Class II
- **Product type:** device
- **Status:** Terminated
- **Initiation date:** 2018-01-18
- **Report date:** 2018-03-28
- **Termination date:** 2023-09-27

- **Voluntary/Mandated:** Voluntary: Firm initiated
- **Location:** Brea, CA, United States

## Primary source

FDA Enforcement Reports: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1151-2018

## Citation

> AI Analytics. FDA recall Z-1151-2018. Retrieved 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/recall/Z-1151-2018. Source: US FDA. Licensed CC0.

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