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Terminated

RAPIDPoint 405 Blood Gas Analyzer; Siemens Material Number: 10310464, 10322347, 10314817, 10317193, 10318999, 10320055, 10322347, 10328278, 10328302, 10336784. These systems are intended for near-patient and laboratory testing of blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, total hemoglobin, and hemoglobin derivatives in arterial, venous, and capillary whole blood samples. The systems are capable of determining the following parameters: pH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, tHb, F02Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili.

FDA Recall Z-1252-2015 · Posted 2015-03-06

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeMQM
Date Initiated2014-12-30
Date Terminated2017-08-02
Product Quantity3420 devices

Reason for Recall

Neonatal bilirubin (nBili) parameter may have increased variability when the nBili concentration is greater than 12 mg/dl and the tHb concentration exceeds the upper reportable range of greater than 25 g/dl.

Firm Action

An Urgent Field Safety Notice was sent by e-mail to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Regional offices on December 30, 2014 both in the United States and elsewhere for communication with affected customers. In addition, all affected domestic customers were sent a hard copy of the Urgent Field Safety Notice via Federal Express on December 30, 2014. All affected customers outside the US will be provided a copy of an Urgent Field Safety Notice via hard copy, e-mail, and/or fax as determined by each countries local regulations and procedures. This notice informs consignees of the issue. Consignees are also asked to complete a field effectiveness check form and return it Siemens via fax (312) 275-7795.

Root Cause

Software design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.A.E., United Kingdom, Vatican City, Venezuela, White Russia/Belarus.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

Official Source

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