Hamilton Soft Grip Pipettes, 1 ml adjustable volume, model number 55019-40 Product is indicated for manual pipetting.
- Company
- Hamilton Co
- Recall Initiated
- May 7, 2008
- Posted
- September 17, 2008
- Terminated
- February 8, 2011
- Recall Number
- Z-2233-2008
- Quantity
- 305 units
- Firm Location
- Reno, NV
Reason for Recall
Manufacturing issue with spring may restrict product to drawing less than 1/2 of its stated measured capacity
Distribution
Product distributed throughout the US and to Puerto Rico, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Canada.
Lot / Code Info
Serial numbers 63045, 63098, 63135, 63157, 63208, 63248, 63278, 63378, 63401, 63418, 63421, 63442, 63461, 63485, 63524, 63527, 63590, 63679, 63753, 63788, 63804, 63820, 63825, 63834, 63836, 63848, 63857, 63885, 63892, 63904, 63951, 63989, 63993, 64047, 64057, 64074, 64076, 64093, 64140, 64160, 64242, 64246, 64261, 64279, 64288, 64289, 64314, 64342, 64352, 64362, 64399, 64407, 64427, 64478, 64479, 64480, 64492, 64498, 64504, 64507, 64518, 64520, 64525, 64527, 64528, 64537, 64538, 64543, 64544, 64563, 64577, 64582, 64585, 64587, 64590, 64592, 64599, 64612, 64628, 64631, 64635, 64636, 64644, 64667, 64678, 64694, 64695, 64703, 64706, 64718, 64720, 64722, 64723, 64729, 64740, 64753 64757, 64759, 64760, 64763, 64767, 64772, 64778, 64785, 64787, 64789, 64792, 64797, 64801, 64810, 65015, 65016, 65018, 65067, 65068, 65071, 65076, 65078, 65079, 65080, 65083, 65090, 65091, 65109, 65119, 65186, 65204, 65224, 65262, 65269, 65290, 65514, 65536, 65541, 65564, 65566, 65567, 65568, 65575, 65576, 65578, 65583, 65590, 65591, 65597, 65600, 65603, 65608, 65609, 65610, 65612, 65614, 65617, 65622, 65623, 65626, 65628, 65631, 65632, 65635, 65644, 65650, 65655, 65657, 65662, 65678, 65692, 65701, 65705, 65707, 65726, 65747, 65771, 65772, 65773, 65777, 65836, 65858, 65906, 65910, 65916, 65917, 65918, 65921, 65925, 65926, 65927, 65929, 65930, 65933, 65935, 65936, 65938, 65946, 65947, 65952, 65953, 65959, 65961, 65964, 65966, 65973, 65979, 65981, 65982, 65983, 65987, 65993, 65995, 65996, 65997, 65998, 65999, 66000, 66002, 66007, 66008, 66013, 66014, 66015, 66016, 66017, 66019, 66062, 66079, 66088, 66104, 66107, 66115, 66124, 66138, 66145, 66174, 66182, 66196, 66197, 66198, 66201, 66205, 66210, 66222, 66226, 66233, 66252, 66253, 66270, 66286, 66289, 66296, 66305, 66309, 66341, 66342, 66345, 66351, 66353, 66361, 66366, 66372, 66373, 66380, 66397, 66398, 66400, 66402, 66403, 66404, 66417, 66418, 66422, 66423, 66425, 66426, 66431, 66434, 66436, 66438, 66443, 66444, 66448, 66450, 66452, 66453, 66456, 66463, 66465, 66474, 66475, 66480, 66483, 66484, 66488, 66490, 66496, 66497, 66503, 66504, 66505, 66512, 66517, 66519, 66520, 66522, 66523, 66534, 66535, 66538, 66540, 66548, 66549, 66550, 66552, 66555, 66556, 66557, 66558, 66560, 66562, 66565, 66567, 66568, 66569, 66573, 66574, 66576, 66577, 66578, 66582, 66584, 66591, 66601, 66603, 66605, 66607, and 66612
Root Cause
Device Design
Action Taken
Recall initiated May 7 2008. Notification issued via certified overnight mail explains the problem and instructs customers to inventory the affected pipettes. The firm will contact its customers and supply replacement lower-body assemblies, repair instructions and return information so that affected parts can be returned to Hamilton. A fax-back form is supplied with each notification. Responses will be tracked. Contact Hamilton Co. at 1-775-558-3000 for assistance.