Events

Recall of Radiometer Pico 70 Arterial Blood Sampler

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand 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
    17744
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-11-21
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Radiometer Pacific, Unit 3, 33 Spartan Road, Takanini 2105
  • Reason
    Potential risk with pico arterial blood sampler where it has been reported that some needles have a brownish coating. the needle may not be sterile and if contaminated would expose the patient to a risk of developing a blood stream infection.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

Radiometer Pico 70 Arterial Blood Sampler
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Product Code: 956-529, Affected: Lot No: 956-529LM52
  • Manufacturer
    Radiometer Medical ApS

Manufacturer

Radiometer Medical ApS