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title: "LifeGlobal Fast Freeze Thawing Kit, Model No. GFT5-055 — FDA record Z-1421-2022 | Is It on Recall"
description: "There was translation error in the Spanish version of the IFU where the Spanish version instructs the user to leave the blastocyte to air thaw for 5 minutes rat"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# LifeGlobal Fast Freeze Thawing Kit, Model No. GFT5-055 — FDA record Z-1421-2022

Reported ongoing

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Jun 13, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: LifeGlobal Fast Freeze Thawing Kit, Model No. GFT5-055
- **Reason**: There was translation error in the Spanish version of the IFU where the Spanish version instructs the user to leave the blastocyte to air thaw for 5 minutes rather than the correct 5 seconds as indicated in the English version.
- **Classification**: Class II
- **Recalling firm**: CooperSurgical, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 403 units
- **Agency-reported status**: Ongoing
- **Source record identifier**: Z-1421-2022

[Open the official record](https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number%3A%22Z-1421-2022%22)

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | UDI: (01)00815965020914 (17)220819 (10)GFT5-200218U (01)00815965020914 (17)220819 (10)GFT5-201026U (01)00815965020914 (17)220819 (10)GFT5-21335060 Lots: 21335060, GFT5-200218U, GFT5-201026U |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Domestic: USA AL, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, International: Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

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## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Jul 27, 2022
- **Recall initiation date**: Jun 13, 2022
- **Center classification date**: Jul 20, 2022

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## What to do next

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## Related records

[Medical devices records](https://isitonrecall.com/category/medical-devices/) [CooperSurgical, Inc. records](https://isitonrecall.com/brand/coopersurgical-inc/)