FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Instrumentation Laboratory: Brand Name: GEM Premier 7000 with iQM3 Product Name: GEM Premier 7000 with iQM3 Model/Catalog Number: 00000015279 Intelligent Quality Management 3 (iQM3) is used as the quality control (QC) and assessment system for the GEM Premier 7000.
- Recall number
- Z-2822-2026
- Recalling firm
- Instrumentation Laboratory
- Product
- Brand Name: GEM Premier 7000 with iQM3 Product Name: GEM Premier 7000 with iQM3 Model/Catalog Number: 00000015279 Intelligent Quality Management 3 (iQM3) is used as the quality control (QC) and assessment system for the GEM Premier 7000.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2026-05-08
- Posted
- 2026-07-29
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- BCR wands that received a configuration update (released under Service Information No. 2026-07 on or after April 8, 2026) may assign patient results to an incorrect patient ID. The root cause is a race condition introduced when the "price check" feature was disabled to reduce excess current draw. This causes buffered data from a previous scan to be transmitted instead of the most recent scan, populating a prior patient ID instead of the current one. This can result in erroneous results being attributed to the wrong patient, potentially leading to inappropriate clinical management.
- Root cause
- Software Design Change
- Action
- Werfen dba Instrumentation laboratory notified consignees on about 05/08/2026 via letter and/or email. Consignees were instructed to discontinue use of the affected BCR wands immediately, manually enter patient IDs when performing testing on the GEM Premier 5000 and/or 7000 until the BCR wands have been replaced, contact Werfen Service at 1-800-955-9525 to arrange for prompt replacement of the affected BCR wands, post this notification on or near affected GEM Premier 5000 and/or 7000 instruments, and inform all laboratory staff of this notification. Consignees were also instructed to forward the notification to all affected locations within each facility, retain a copy of the notification for records, and complete and return the Mandatory Response Tracking Form within 10 days of receipt. In addition to the tracked customer notification, a Service Information (SI) 2026-09 was issued on May 11, 2026, for service personnel to track the destruction of the affected BCR wands. The Service Information includes a destruction form for service personnel to document the destruction of the affected BCR wands and to return the form to Regulatory for tracking purposes.
- Quantity
- 4 US
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Code: GEM Premier 7000: Part number: 00000015279 UDI: 0195226000924 Units distributed in US: 4 affected BCR wands on the GEM Premier 7000 in the US. GEM Premier 7000 Serial Nos. 26012062, 26012065, 26012069 and 26012070. Affected Accessory: Bar Code Reader (BCR) Wand Part number: 00024015859 UDI: 08426950869634 Units distributed in US: 4
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K223608"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- CHL
- Firm FEI
- 1217183
- Firm city
- Bedford
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28