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Recall of Device Recall Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics 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
    72044
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2815-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-08-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-09-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-05-23
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=139659
  • 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 was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Acid, lactic, enzymatic method - Product Code KHP
  • Reason
    Rapidpoint 500 measurement cartridge serial numbers 2517102517 through 2519000012, negative sodium bias on both qc and patient results.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter dated August 2015 to all affected customers. The notice identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached. For questions contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or ther local Siemens technical support representative.

Device

Device Recall Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate
  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: 2517102517 through 2519000012. Cartridges within this serial number range that have a green dot on the box and/or the cartridge are not affected
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia Herzeg., Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, India, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, Taiwan, South Africa, Unit.Arab Emirates
  • Product Description
    Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate (100) tests || Part Number: 10844813 || Product Usage: || The RAPIDPoint 500 system is designed for professional use in a point-of-care or laboratory environment. This system tests blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, total hemoglobin, and hemoglobin derivatives in arterial, venous, and capillary whole blood samples. The following parameters are tested: pH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, lactate, tHb, F02Hb, FCHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc, 2 Edgewater Dr, Norwood MA 02062-4637
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA