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Recall of Siemens Healthcare

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
    66166
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0103-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-09-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-10-29
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-04-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=121595
  • 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
    Electrode measurement, blood-gases (pco2, po2) and blood ph - Product Code CHL
  • Reason
    Rapidpoint¿ 400 series, rapidpoint¿ 500, or rapidlab¿ 1200 series blood gas analyzer, users can inadvertently enter a wrong patient id on the demographics screen, which ultimately could lead to a misidentification of the sample.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare sent an Urgent Field Safety Notification letter dated September 2013 via Federal Express, to affected Siemens domestic customers. Effected Siemens customers outside the US was provided a copy of the Urgent Field Safety Notice via hard copy, e-mail, and/or fax as determined by each countries local regulations and procedures. Previously Siemens Healthcare had issued a Customer Notification on August 23, 2012. The letter identified the affected product, issue, information to mitigate the issue and actions to be taken. The firm will issue an upgrades software to users. For questions contact your local Customer Care Center - Technical Support Representative at 1-877-229-3711.

Device

Siemens Healthcare
  • Model / Serial
    All Serial Numbers
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide and in the countries of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia Herzeg., Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Fren.Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mayotte, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, P.R. China, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rep. of Yemen, Republic Korea, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, U.A.E., United Kingdom, Vatikancity, Venezuela, Vietnam,
  • Product Description
    Siemens RAPIDLab¿ 1265 system blood gas analyzer || Product Usage: || RAPIDLab 1200 Systems: The Rapidlab 1200 systems are intended for in vitro diagnostic use by healthcare professionals in the quantitative testing of human whole blood. The systems can determine the following parameters: RAPIDLab 1240 pH, pC02, p02 RAPIDLab 1245 pH, pC02, p02, tHb, nBili, F02Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb RAPIDLab 1260 pH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, lactate RAPIDLab 1265 pH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, lactate, tHb, nBili, F02Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb
  • 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