Reported Nov 6, 2013 · Terminated
Siemens RAPIDPoint¿ 500 system blood gas analyzer Product Usage: RAPIDPoint 500 System: The RAPIDPoint 500 system is…
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.What you should do
Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.
Firm contact: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc · 2 Edgewater Dr · Norwood, MA · 02062-4637
Is this the product you have?
- Siemens RAPIDPoint¿ 500
- system blood gas analyzer Product UsageRAPIDPoint 500
- SystemThe 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 testedpH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, lactate, tHb, F02Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili
- Lot codes and dates
- All Serial Numbers
- Amount recalled
- 2152 units
This recall covers 7 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
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
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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