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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc: RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer; Siemens Material Number: 10492730, 10696855, 10696857, 10697306. The 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 tested: pH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, lactate, tHb, F02Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili.

Recall number
Z-1253-2015
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Product
RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer; Siemens Material Number: 10492730, 10696855, 10696857, 10697306. The 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 tested: pH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, lactate, tHb, F02Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2014-12-30
Posted
2015-03-06
Terminated
2017-08-02
Reason
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.
Root cause
Software design
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.
Quantity
4376 devices
Distribution
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.
Lot, serial or model codes
All serial numbers.
510(k) numbers
["K113216"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
MQM
Firm FEI
3002637618
Firm city
Norwood
Firm state
MA
Firm country
not on file

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