Siemens RAPIDPoint¿ 500 system blood gas analyzer Product Usage:… — Class II medical device recall Z-0104-2014
Terminated recall by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc, reported 2013-11-06, distributed nationwide. RAPIDPoint¿ 400 Series, RAPIDPoint¿ 500, or RAPIDLab¿ 1200 Series blood gas analyzer, users can inadvertently
| Recall number | Z-0104-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc, Norwood, MA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2012-09-17 |
| Classified | 2013-10-29 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-11-06 |
| Terminated | 2015-04-01 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BH, BR, CH, CL, CN, CO, CZ, DE, DK, DZ, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HK, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IS, IT, JP, KE, KR, KW, LT, LU, LV, MY, NL, NO, NZ, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, TH, TR, TW, VE, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 2,152 units |
Product
Siemens RAPIDPoint¿ 500 system blood gas analyzer Product Usage: RAPIDPoint 500 System: 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, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili
Reason for recall
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
Machine access
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