Company: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Date of Enforcement Report 11/20/2018 Class l: PRODUCT The FC500 Series Flow Cytometers and EPICS XL Series Flow Cytometers are used to simultaneously analyze multiple characteristics of thousands of individual cells in a relatively short period of time. These devices can be used to diagnose and monitor conditions, like blood cancers,...Read More

Company: Synaptive Medical, Inc. Date of Enforcement Report: 10/9/2018 Class l: PRODUCT: Synaptive Medical’s BrightMatter Guide with SurfaceTrace Registration provides detailed three-dimensional (3D) images of a patient’s brain to help surgeons safely navigate surgical tools used during brain surgery. Recall Number: Z-0470-2019 REASON: Synaptive Medical has initiated this recall due to a software defect found in the BrightMatter...Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the immediately-in-effect (IIE) guidance document, “Unique Device Identification: Policy Regarding Compliance Dates for Class I and Unclassified Devices.” The guidance lists and explains several key elements of FDA’s enforcement discretion policy, including the Agency’s intention to not enforce standard date formatting, labeling, and GUDID data submission requirements for...Read More