Events

Recall of Device Recall PO2 electrode

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Roche Diagnostics Corp..

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
    25169
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0438-03
  • Event Initiated Date
    2002-12-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2003-01-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2003-03-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=25329
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    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 data.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Air bubbles trapped in the po2 electrode will cause falsely elevated patient test results.
  • Action
    An urgent device correction letter dated 12/16/02 was sent to each customer. The letter advised of the problem and instructed customers to follow a strict quality control regime to ensure proper electrode performance. Customers were instructed how to automatically lock the affected parameter so that patient results will not be reported if QC performance violates the customer''s programmed rules.

Device

Device Recall PO2 electrode

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics Corp.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Roche Diagnostics Corp., 9115 Hague Road, Indianapolis IN 46250-0457
  • Source
    USFDA