Reported Aug 5, 2026 · Ongoing

Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM Premier 5000 Model/Catalog Number: 00024019255 portable blood analyzer…

Instrumentation Laboratory

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: Instrumentation Laboratory · 180 Hartwell Rd · Bedford, MA · 01730-2443

Is this the product you have?

  • Brand NameGEM
  • Premier 5000 Product NameGEM
  • Premier 5000 Model/Catalog Number00024019255 portable blood analyzer system
Lot codes and dates
  • GEM Premier 5000Part
  • number00024019255
  • UDI08426950870227
  • Units distributed in United Kingdom

    66 of 66 codes

    • GEM Premier 5000 Serial Nos.: 25110547
    • 25100462
    • 25110522
    • 25100472
    • 25101897
    • 25101920
    • 25101931
    • 25122029
    • 26012032
    • 25122030
    • 26012033
    • 26012043
    • 25110523
    • 25110536
    • 25120550
    • 25069638
    • 23101109
    • 24011137
    • 25081799
    • 25081797
    • 25091839
    • 25091840
    • 25091864
    • 25091870
    • 25091868
    • 25091873
    • 25091880
    • 25091876
    • 25101886
    • 25101889
    • 25101887
    • 25101891
    • 25101907
    • 25101904
    • 25101912
    • 25101905
    • 25101917
    • 25101921
    • 25101926
    • 25101929
    • 25101934
    • 25101927
    • 25111968
    • 25121986
    • 25121985
    • 25121981
    • 25121984
    • 25121994
    • 25121995
    • 25121982
    • 25121993
    • 25121991
    • 25121999
    • 25121996
    • 16030255
    • 17060782
    • 17060784
    • 17060785
    • 17060789
    • 17060790
  • Affected AccessoryBar Code Reader (BCR) Wand that received a configuration update on or after 8 April 2026. Part No. 00024015859; UDI No. 08426950869634
Amount recalled
67

This recall covers 6 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 5 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Potential for Bar Code Reader (BCR) wands, used with the GEM Premier 5000 and GEM Premier 7000 systems, to assign patient results to an incorrect patient ID.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 4:16 PM UTC

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