Reported Sep 30, 2015 · Terminated

Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate (750 tests) Part Number: 10491449 Product Usage: The RAPIDPoint…

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 Measurement Cartridge
  • Lactate (750 tests) Part Number10491449
  • Product UsageThe 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, FCHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial Numbers2517102517 through 2519000012. Cartridges within this serial number range that have a green dot on the box and/or the cartridge are not affected
Amount recalled
2079 cartridges

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • GA

Why it was recalled

RAPIDPoint 500 measurement cartridge serial numbers 2517102517 through 2519000012, negative sodium bias on both QC and patient results

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 May 23, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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