Events

Recall of Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer

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
    74910
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2799-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-11
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148761
  • 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
    There is a potential for the first and/or last name of one patient to be printed with patient id and result data from a different patient, even though those fields have been turned off for the system.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare issued Urgent Field Safety Notice to (US) customers via Federal Express. . All affected customers outside the US provided a copy of an Urgent Field Safety Notice via hard copy, e-mail, and/or fax as determined by each countries local regulations and procedures. This notice informs customers of the issue, Actions to be Taken by the Customer and to return the response form. Questions contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative

Device

Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer
  • Model / Serial
    All Serial Numbers
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Foreign: Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bosnia Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland France Fren.Polynesia Georgia Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Norway P.R. China Peru 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 Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan U.A.E. United Kingdom Uruguay Vatikancity Vietnam
  • Product Description
    Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer || Siemens Material Number (SMN): || 10492730, 10696855, 10696857, 10697306
  • 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