Horiba Instruments Incorporated

HORIBA custom configured fluorescence instrument has a laser safety defect. This custom configuration of the modular Instrument removed the primary light source and the excitation monochromator. A plastic cap was installed to plug the optical port, where a more durable beam stop should have been used. The defect may allow the class 4 laser beam to burn (or transmit) through the plastic cap to exit the protective enclosure.

Potential for chemical analyzer to report abnormal results due to an interference with triglycerides CP and Cholesterol CP. An over estimation of the lipase concentration could be observed and a patient result could be declared abnormal by the instrument due to these interferences instead of normal result < 38 U/L (or < reference value used in your laboratory).