🏥 Medical Devices • 6,627 recalls
If the control solution bottle is not thoroughly shaken prior to use, the control test result may be higher than the control range and may not be recognized and marked as a control test by the blood glucose meter. Also, the control solution, used as a quality control test in blood glucose meter systems, may read outside the specified range too high or too low.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
When both ports (Serial and Ethernet) are configured to transmit data, the data stream from one port could potentially affect the data stream from the other port causing the data management system to include either: duplicate data, missing data, or data from a different patient.
Stryker Sustainability Solutions has received reports indicating that devices from one lot (lot# 3574704) were labeled as 100mm models (CB5LT) while the devices inside of the packaging were 75mm models (CB5ST).
Images from the Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer and Centricity Universal Viewer may be missing when a system parameter MapRoute is set to a value greater than 1.
Software bug was found where there was no difference in Total and Corneal high-order aberrations, but differences were found in Internal high-order aberrations.
In some cases, especially with high dose-per-pulse-rates typical for particle (specifically proton) therapy, measuring errors can result. Individual measurement intervals can be lost that are not visible to the user when there is a high dose-per-pulse rate resulting in a too-low dose being displayed on the monitor. This could result in a radiation over-exposure.
Ethicon has found that disinfecting methods not specified in the Instructions For Use (IFU) have led to the degradation of the plastic material of the SEDASYS System Control Unit.
customers are receiving a high number of Abnormal Assay Errors or are not able to calibrate B2MIC when using Flex reagent cartridge B2MIC various lots. In failure mode, there is the potential for falsely depressed beta2-Microglobulin results on the Dimension Vista system due to assay reagent contamination.
Software defect that impacts image alignment when using the automatic stitching option for long length images. The defect could cause stitching inconsistencies which may go undetected on a radiograph.
Medtronic MiniMed is recalling the Guardian Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring System because it has a language translation error that impacts the Finnish language. Specifically, the Monitor has a Finnish translation error in Predictive Alerts setting: the on-screen Finnish translation for LOW/HIGH is reversed as HIGH/LOW.
Low PO2 results. QC failures of the PO2 parameter, affecting primarily Levels 1 and 2, caused by a calibration issue with the PO2 parameter. This issue may not be detected since QC results can be below mean values, but still within 2 standard deviations (SD) limits. Potential for erroneously low PO2 results in patient samples, especially in blood samples with PO2 values below 50 mmHg
Hardy Diagnostics is recalling HardyCHROm MRSA due to a report of the potential for breakthrough of the methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) QC strain, ATCC 29213 on the identified lot.
Images from the Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer and Centricity Universal Viewer may be missing when a system parameter MapRoute is set to a value greater than 1.
Low PO2 results. QC failures of the PO2 parameter, affecting primarily Levels 1 and 2, caused by a calibration issue with the PO2 parameter. This issue may not be detected since QC results can be below mean values, but still within 2 standard deviations (SD) limits. Potential for erroneously low PO2 results in patient samples, especially in blood samples with PO2 values below 50 mmHg
Iris International is recalling the iChemVELOCITY systems because they do not maintain the on-board strip stability claim of 5 days at 18-28 degrees celsius at 20-80% relative humidity (RH) as stated in the iChemVELOCITY product labeling.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
A change in the concentration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) that may cause interference for the ADVIA¿ Chemistry Systems Acetaminophen assay for certain lots.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA
in case a system error occurs and the system enters the "Bypass Fluoro" mode while the X-ray locking function is active, the only way to exit the X-ray locking function, would be to either resolve the root cause of the system being in "Bypass Fluoro" or to restart the system.
When the fixation ring is taken off the paper liner there is a potential for fractions of the paper liner's surface coating to stick to the surface of the ring.
Electrostatic energy may be stored in Systems that can cause a short-cicuit which, in turn, can generate an Electomagnetic Pulse which might disturb the electronics of the Digital Motion Control Board producing uncontrolled movements and such uncontrolled movements could cause the system to bump into the user or ppatient.
Siemens Medical Solutions USA
Fuses with the improper amperage rating were installed in the Symbia S, Symbia T Series and Symbia lntevo systems. These fuses, in conjunction with a specific failure mode of the Power Controller assembly, could lead to the overheating of the assembly.