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According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by Randox Laboratories Ltd..

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 021 03 18 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-03-06
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=12239
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    Randox have now released further steps for contamination avoidance with the lipase assay on rx instruments. users should refer to the instrument testing order specifically arranging chemistries so that lipase and triglycerides are the last two chemistries in the test running order. in the event of an extremely elevated lipase result cuvette maintenance steps should be performed as recommended for each rx system. the sample should then be re-tested running the lipase assay in isolation.

Device

Lipase assay on RX instruments
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog Nos.: LI3837, LI8050, LI8361, LI7979
  • Product Description
    In vitro diagnostic devices
  • Manufacturer
    Randox Laboratories Ltd.

Manufacturer

Randox Laboratories Ltd.