Potential leakage of conductivity sensors of the Dialog Dialysis machines.
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The instructional insert for the In Touch Control Solution for use with the In Touch meter and In Touch strips as a quality control check did not contain the limitation of sensor accuracy: (1) with the use of acetaminophen (Tylenol) (2) with the use of Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C) supplementation (3) in the presence of uric acid
Alaris PC unit, Model 8015 The Alaris PC unit is the central programming, monitoring and power supply component for the Alaris System.
CareFusion 303
The Alaris PC units model 8015 may display a system error code 133.6080 due to failure with the super capacitor (C245) at power up on the Alaris PC unit logic boards.
Complaints of false positive HET mutations and leaking cards; could lead to unnecessary invasive testing during pregnancy and the associated risks of such invasive testing.
BD Trucount Absolute Counting Tubes: Model number: 340334 IVD; BD Trucount tubes are used for determining absolute counts of leucocytes in blood. BD Trucount tubes are designed for use with in vitro diagnostic products such as BD Tritest reagents, and a suitably equipped flow cytometer. BD Trucount tubes can be used with the BD FACS Loader.
Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences
One lot of lot of BD Trucount tubes may contain tubes from another lot. There is a 3.3% difference in bead counts between the two lots found within some of the pouches and presents a low risk to patient safety or impact to data if this product is used.
Panorama Central Station including the work station View Station, View Station and the eGateway will revert to the year 2000 when Daylight Savings Time (DST) occurs on March 13, 2016, or under various conditions.
The electrical cable that supplies power to the cap vibratory feeder of the Recapper Module may loosen from its correct position above the vibration feeder support plate and migrate to under the support plate. If this occurs, the uncapped sample tubes may hit the cable, and sample fluid (e.g., serum) may splash from the tube and into another tube or onto the under carriage of the support plate.
Due to a communication error between the software and V5Ms transducers rotation function, ACUSON X700 ultrasound systems at software versions 1.1.04, display an IMG_15 error message causes the system to lock up, which requires a reboot to recover system operation.
When operating the device in high flow mode (40L/min, 15 mmHg) and connecting to a house gas inlet source, within seconds of insufflating the flow rate would drop to 0L/min and the red Check Gas Supply symbol would appear on the display, immediately suspending insufflation.
The latches of the frame adapter can be locked even if the locating pins of the frame adapter is not inserted into the corresponding holes in the coordinate frame.
NeuViz 16 Multi-Slice CT Scanner System PN: 989605858501 a whole body computed tomography X-ray system featuring a continuously rotating X-ray tube and detector array with multi-slice capability up to 16 slices simultaneously.
Philips and Neusoft Medical Systems Co.
The following issues are found in NeuViz 16 systems with software version 1.1.4.21425 and version 1.1.4.21426: 1) During the filming operation on MX 16-slice console software, the clipboard used for copying and pasting images is not cleared between patients. If the operator fails to copy the current patient's images before pasting, a previous patient's image may be present in the clipboard and be
Hardy Diagnostics GBS Detect Cat no. A300. Used for the isolation and detection by enhanced hemolysis of gamma-hemolytic (non-hemolytic) Group B Streptococcus.
Hardy Diagnostics
Performance failure; poor hemolytic reaction of non or weakly hemolytic group B streptococcus (GBS) with the target QC organism, Streptococcus agalactiae (ATCC 13813) due to product deterioration.
Hand-Held Scanner USB IT3800 For sample identification and tracking when used with various systems
Roche Molecular Systems
The hand-held barcode scanner model IT3800 used with the COBAS AmpliPrep instrument mis-identified a sample barcode ID.
Report of unintentional movement of table to reverse tilting.
Toshiba American Medical Systems, Inc. is recalling the TSX-035A because of a potential problem with the Aquilion Lightning CT System iStation cover falling off of the gantry.
The Spacelabs Healthcare Xhibit Telemetry Receiver (XTR), Model 96280 is used to transmit patient(s) physiological measurements and data to a monitor.
Spacelabs Healthcare
Reports of an abnormally high frequency of squelch events on Xhibit Telemetry Receivers (XTR), which is indicative of the loss of the telemetry data signal. In some cases, the Xhibit Central Monitor was also reported to display an Xhibit Offline error message for all patients being monitored.
A software anomaly was detected that affects Optovue iVue and iVue 500 with Normative Database that may display images of the same eye rather than right and left if user scrolls on the map.
ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 11170842, IVD The ADVIA 560 Hematology System is a fully-automated, high-quality hematology system for in vitro diagnostic use in clinical laboratories
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Software anomaly; Siemens identified that software version 1.4.2133 on the ADVIA 560 Hematology System does not trigger the following flags: The G or L morphology flags for immature granulocytes (IG) and atypical lymphocytes (ATYP), respectively. The results from patient samples which have immature granulocytes or atypical lymphocytes will not generate the flags when they should. As defined in t
Biocare Medical has identified a single lot (082715) of its Mach 4 HRP Polymer kit in which some few Mach 4 Mouse Probe vials may have been mislabeled as HRP-Polymer.
Three lots of CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner may have occurrences where the analyzer generates Quality Control Out of Range Low for parameters RBC and PLT.