Events

Recall of GLUCOMETER ENCORE METER AND ACCESSORIES

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

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
    41158
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    1997-05-01
  • 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

Device

GLUCOMETER ENCORE METER AND ACCESSORIES
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: serial 1001379 1001051); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: 1001094 2002230); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: 1001091 1001092 1001106); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: 1001104 1001103 1000513); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: product code 5855)
  • Manufacturer
    BAYER INC.

Manufacturer

BAYER INC.
  • Manufacturer Address
    TORONTO
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Bayer AG
  • Source
    HC