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Recall of HEMOCUE Hb 201 DM ANALYZER

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Hemo Cue, 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
    57602
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1849-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-10-07
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-03-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-06-22
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=96752
  • 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
    in vitro diagnostic device for quantitative hemoglobin determination. - Product Code GKR
  • Reason
    Incorrect configurations settings in software. as a result, certain error codes do not trigger appropriately. these error codes are: e01, e02 and e05 which are all related to the optronic performance of the analyzer. possible incorrect results.
  • Action
    Hemocue AB sent Customer Notification "Notice of Medical Device Correction on HemoCue Glucose 201 DM and HemoCue Hb 201 DM Analyzers" dated October 7, 2010, to customers notifying them of incorrect settings on error codes. The corrective action consists of an update of the configuration settings on the the affected HemoCue Glucose 201 DM and Hb 201 DM analyzers that are in the field. The affected units in the field will be corrected in accordance with a rework procedure that has been established by HemoCue AB.

Device

HEMOCUE Hb 201 DM ANALYZER
  • Model / Serial
    HemoCue Hb 201 DM Analyzers, (USA): Serial Numbers:  0632620050; 0647620080, 0717620162 & 0717620185; 0650620105; 0717620156; 0717620169; 0717620186; 0647620088; 0717620170; 0717620157 & 0717620187;  0647620104, 0650620077, 0650620081, 0650620104, 0706620010, 0706620032, 0706620043, 0706620057, 0706620094, 0709620025 & 0709620031; 0650620066; 0650620112; 0717620152, 0717620153 & 0717620172; 0706620041; 0717620189; 0717620190; 0717620158; 0702620049; 0717620155; 0717620115; 0717620178 & 0717620179; 0717620159; 0717620065 & 0717620174; 0717620165; 0717620181; 0717620167; 0706620019 & 0706620020; 0717620171, 0717620173 & 0717620184; 0717620131; 0717620166, 0717620160, 0717620168 & 0717620180.  HemoCue Hb 201 DM Analyzers, (Europe): Serial Numbers:  0630630060; 0639620042; 0640620003 & 0640620015; 0717620197; 0717620199; 0717620183; 0717620191; 0717620200; 0709620026 & 0709620121; 0709620050, 0709620097, 0717620193, 0717620194, 0717620195 & 0717620196; 0717620163 & 0717620164; 0709620034; 0709620023; 0717620198; 0647620069.
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution, including USA, and Glucose 201 DM analyzers to Norway and the Netherlands; Hb 201 DM analzyers to the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Great Britain, Poland and Germany.
  • Product Description
    HEMOCUE AB Hb 201 DM ANALYZER, in vitro diagnostic device for quantitative hemoglobin determination.
  • Manufacturer
    Hemo Cue, Inc.

Manufacturer

Hemo Cue, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Hemo Cue, Inc., 11331 Valley View St, Cypress CA 90630-5366
  • Source
    USFDA