Events

Recall of GALILEO ECHO INSTRUMENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by DOMINION BIOLOGICALS LTD.

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
    24731
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-06-25
  • 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
    If the pbs supply container is removed after instrument initialization and then reconnected to the fluidics module without any pbs in the container assays will continue to run without pbs. also if the waste container is removed after initialization and then reconnected to the fluidics module full of fluid assays will continue to run with a full waste container which could cause the container to overflow.

Device

GALILEO ECHO INSTRUMENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 0087000 (Lot serial: all)
  • Product Description
    Galileo Echo Blood Bank Analyzer
  • Manufacturer
    DOMINION BIOLOGICALS LTD

Manufacturer

DOMINION BIOLOGICALS LTD
  • Manufacturer Address
    DARTMOUTH
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Ivd Holdings Inc
  • Source
    HC