Reported Aug 15, 2012 · Terminated

The ABL software version 6.12 for the ABL800 analyzer. The analyzers are intended for the in Vitro testing of: -Samples…

Radiometer America 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: Radiometer America Inc · 810 Sharon Dr · Westlake, OH · 44145-1521

Is this the product you have?

  • The ABL software version 6.12 for the ABL800 analyzer. The analyzers are
  • intended for the in Vitro testing of-Samples of whole blood for the parameters pH, pO2, pCO2, cK+, cNa+, cCa2+, cCl, cGlu, cLac, cCrea, ctBil, and co-oximetry parameters (ctHb, sO2, and the hemoglobin fractions FO2Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb and FHbF) -Samples of expired air for the parameters pO2 and pCO2 -Pleura samples for the pH parameter. The ABL software version 6.12 for the ABL800 and ABL700 analyzer. The analyzers are
  • intended for the in Vitro testing of-Samples of whole blood for the parameters pH, pO2, pCO2, cK+, cNa+, cCa2+, cCl-, cGlu, cLac, cCrea, ctBil, and co-oximetry parameters (ctHb, sO2, and the hemoglobin fractions FO2Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb and FHbF) -Samples of expired air for the parameters pO2 and pCO2 -Pleura samples for the pH parameter
Lot codes and dates
  • ABL800 BASIC754R0406N012U
  • ABL800 BASIC with AutoCheck

    2,015 of 2,015 codes

    • 754R0742N006
    • 754R0467N002
    • 754R0466N008
    • 754R0467N001
    • 754R0433N011
    • 754R0434N001
    • 754R0437N005
    • 754R0437N006
    • 754R0437N007
    • 754R0436N004
    • 754R0437N001
    • 754R0436N003
    • 754R0436N005
    • 754R0436N006
    • 754R0437N003
    • 754R0437N002
    • 754R0432N003
    • 754R0432N004
    • 754R0432N005
    • 754R0436N002
    • 754R0467N003
    • 754R0276N001
    • 754R1306N002
    • 754R1306N003
    • 754R1308N003
    • 754R1308N005
    • 754R1308N006
    • 754R1309N001
    • 754R1309N005
    • 754R1309N006
    • 754R1309N007
    • 754R1310N001
    • 754R1310N002
    • 754R1310N003
    • 754R1310N004
    • 754R1310N005
    • 754R1310N006
    • 754R1310N007
    • 754R1311N001
    • 754R1311N002
    • 754R1311N003
    • 754R1311N004
    • 754R1311N006
    • 754R1312N001
    • 754R1312N003
    • 754R1312N005
    • 754R0294N008
    • 754R1191N002
    • 754R1191N003
    • 754R1191N004
    • 754R1191N005
    • 754R0400N010
    • 754R0401N001
    • 754R0400N004
    • 754R0400N005
    • 754R0387N012
    • 754R0886N003
    • 754R0886N004
    • 754R0306N001
    • 754R0306N002
  • And 754R0415N008 ABL800 FLEX
    • 754R0560N001
    • 754R0058N003
    • 754R0448N001
    • 754R0024N010
    • 754R0122N004
    • 754R0206N003
    • 754R0544N006
    • 754R0547N008
    • 754R0547N009
    • 754R0560N001
    • 754R0578N003
    • 754R0579N003
    • 754R0617N007
    • 754R0706N006
    • 754R0766N002
    • 754R0768N007
    • 754R0953N004
    • 754R1011N008
    • 754R0102N002U
    • 754R0253N009U
    • 754R0112N001U
    • 754R0175N003U
    • 754R0103n004u
    • 754R0006N010U
    • 754R0100N006U
    • 754R0175N009u
    • 754R0094N001u
    • 754R0220N012U
    • 754R0100N007U
    • 754R0026N003U
    • 754R0300N004U
    • 754R0403N022U
    • 754R0156N003U
    • 754R0128N006U
    • 754R0127N002U
    • 754R0131N004U
    • 754R0416N007U
    • 754R0425N012U
    • 754R0017N010U
    • 754R0076N004U
    • 754R0193N005U
    • 754R0128N005U
    • 754R0128N004U
    • 754R0028N007U
    • 754R0323N011U
    • 754R0093N006u
    • 754R0331N004U
    • 754R0385N012U
    • 754R0384N004U
    • 754R0458N008U
    • 754R0193N007U
    • 754R0184N007U
    • 754R0008N003U
    • 754R0006N008U
    • 754R0425N011U
    • 754R0300N009U
    • 754R0116N001U
    • 754R0075N008U
    • 754R0099N005U
    And 754R0255N007U
  • ABL800 FLEX with AutoCheck

    241 of 241 codes

    • 754R0445N008
    • 754R0445N009
    • 754R0445N010
    • 754R0445N011
    • 754R0445N012
    • 754R0781N006
    • 754R0792N001
    • 754R0792N005
    • 754R0792N008
    • 754R0915N009
    • 754R0925N001
    • 754R0588N010
    • 754R1366N004
    • 754R1343N005
    • 754R1343N004
    • 754R1337N004
    • 754R1273N004
    • 754R1256N003
    • 754R1236N002
    • 754R1192N004
    • 754R1158N001
    • 754R1158N002
    • 754R1155N001
    • 754R1146N005
    • 754R1083N006
    • 754R1083N007
    • 754R0715N008
    • 754R1014N006
    • 754R1014N007
    • 754R0237N012
    • 754R1134N006
    • 754R0349N002
    • 754r0357n003
    • 754R0757N003
    • 754R0757N004
    • 754R0761N005
    • 754R0761N006
    • 754R0761N007
    • 754R0762N001
    • 754R0762N002
    • 754R0724N006
    • 754R0722N007
    • 754R0722N008
    • 754R0722N010
    • 754R0724N001
    • 754R0724N002
    • 754R0724N003
    • 754R0724N007
    • 754R0472N006
    • 754R0715N001
    • 754R0715N002
    • 754R0715N003
    • 754R0715N004
    • 754R0715N005
    • 754R0715N006
    • 754R0715N007
    • 754R0399N010
    • 754R0397N002
    • 754R0397N004
    • 754R0397N008
    75
Amount recalled
11929 ABL 8xx units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

A customer has reported an error on an ABL8xx configured to a Hospital Information System using the data transfer protocol HL7 version 2.5. If the instrument transmits results to a HIS system and the connection is broken the results are queued for later transmission. If the ABL and HIS system are configured with HL7 2.5, any results in the queue will be mixed up when the instrument transmits t

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 20, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:24 PM UTC

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