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FDA officials said the recall includes Hettich Centrifuges with models 2050 and 2076 plastic rotors, used in combination with the Mikro 12-24, Mikro 20, Haematokrit 20 and Haematokrit 24 bench top plastic centrifuges.

Officials said the recall was initiated because the plastic centrifuge rotor may crack, break apart and be forcefully ejected through the plastic centrifuge housing at a high rate of speed, producing a safety hazard of serious personal injury and damage to the surrounding area.

The FDA said the device, distributed to hospitals, clinics and laboratories nationwide between January 1999 and November 2009, separates red blood cells from plasma to determine a patient's hematocrit. Users who have the listed centrifuge/rotor combination should immediately stop using the plastic rotors and contact Hettich to have the affected rotors replaced with metal rotors. The centrifuges can be identified by reading the model number on the front of the instrument or the name tag on the rear of the centrifuge. The rotors have the model numbers 2076 or 2050 stamped on them.

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