Events

Recall of ABL800 FLEX SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATIONS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by RADIOMETER MEDICAL APS.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    58397
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-07-26
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    D711 reference membranes may cause the status value of the ph electrolyte electrodes to be offset resulting in calibration failure. root cause was an error in the formulation of the inner solution.

Device

ABL800 FLEX SYSTEM - INSTRUMENT CONFIGURATIONS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 942-058 (Lot serial: R0308 - R0311)
  • Product Description
    Reference Membrane Box (4 units)
  • Manufacturer
    RADIOMETER MEDICAL APS

Manufacturer

RADIOMETER MEDICAL APS