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Medtronic is recalling all models of its Select 3D and Select CAP Arterial Cannula product families due to reports of the cannula body splitting near the suture collar.

Jan 30, 2014 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

The Access 2 Immunoassay System Analyzer and the UniCel DxI 600 Access may have been manufactured with non-conforming bushings. Non-conforming bushings have a remote probability of generating incorrect results.

Nov 26, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment View Details β†’

D-10 A1c Dual Program Floppy was programmed incorrectly and cartridge injections counts are not being updated correctly when switching between the D-10 Dual Short Program and Extended Program on the D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System.

Nov 22, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

The current Century Break patch did not contain the same setting for the Century Break year for both the Red Hat Linux and GUI files. Due to the mismatch in file settings, the software could not properly calculate a purge date for the database files based on the customer data retention setting in the application. This resulted in the database files meeting its maximum capacity and causing system p

Mar 31, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

The ADVIA Chemistry software systems using certain software versions allows the system to automatically run assay calibrations and quality control (QC).

Nov 6, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

ITC has determined that some Citrate APTT cuvettes may recover higher than expected results in normal individuals.

Dec 19, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

The PET Reconstruction Server (PRS) database may randomly lock up after the low dose CT acquisition is complete and will not allow the PET acquisition to begin, resulting in an unexpected incomplete study.

Dec 4, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a potential safety issue involving the Precision 500D, Precision MPI & Precision RXI X-ray imaging systems overhead LCD Video Monitor Suspension (Single monitor & Dual monitor). There is a potential for the locking nut to loosen out of the LCD Video Monitor Suspension yoke. This will not lead to an immediate fall of the suspended monitor since it will

Dec 12, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

ADVIA CentaurΒΏ Systems Phenytoin Calibrator N, lots CN58 and higher, change in recovery observed with the ADVIA Centaur Systems Phenytoin assay compared to recoveries using previous Calibrator N lots.

Dec 18, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

ADVIA CentaurΒΏ Systems Phenytoin Calibrator N, lots CN58 and higher, change in recovery observed with the ADVIA Centaur Systems Phenytoin assay compared to recoveries using previous Calibrator N lots.

Dec 18, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

CARESCAPE Monitor B850, a multi-parameter high acuity patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility. Product Usage: The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients and on one patient at a time. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 system is indicated for monitoring of Hemodynamic (including ECG, ST Segment, Arrhythmia Detection, ECG Diagnostic Analysis and Measurement, Invasive Pressure, Noninvasive Blood Pressure, Pulse Oximetry, Cardiac Output, Temperature, Impedance Respiration and SvO2 (Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation)), Airway Gases (Fi/Et C02, 02, N20 and Anesthetic Agent), Spirometry, Gas Exchange (02 Consumption (VO2), C02 production (VCO2), energy expenditure (BE), and respiratory quotient (RQ)) and neurophysiological (including electroencephalography (EEG), Entropy, Bispectral Index (BIS) and Neuromuscular Transmission (NMT) Monitoring) status. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 provides alarms, trends, snapshots and events, and calculations and can be connected to displays, printers and recording devices. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 can be a stand-alone monitor or interfaced to other devices. It can also be connected to other monitors for bed to bed viewing and to data management software devices via a network. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner, or by personnel trained in proper use of the equipment in a professional healthcare facility. In addition to the healthcare practitioner, the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is designed to provide configuration and troubleshooting capabilities to qualified service personnel.

GE Healthcare

Class I - Dangerous

There is a potential for communication loss associated with the F5-01 Frame when connected to CARESCAPE Patient Data Module (PDM) in the CARESCAPE Monitor B850. The PDM patient parameter acquisition module can sometimes spontaneously lose the communication with the host patient monitor when attached to the F5-01 Frame due to an issue with the PDM Ethernet communication hardware. The communicatio

Dec 20, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

HORIBA Medical is informing all ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H customers running the Creatinine assay on ABX PENTRA Chemistry Analyzers that the Target Range for Creatinine has been updated. The ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H lot specific annexes have been updated to include revised acceptable Target Ranges for Creatinine.No other analyte values are affected.

Dec 18, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

Improperly functioning component of a diagnostic medical device may cause false negative results in clinical specimens.

Dec 9, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

Carestream received a report of an exposure being initiated without a patient image captured. The patient was imaged 2 times before an image was captured. The field engineer who visited the site reported the system allowed an exposure without the assignment of a bucky or image receptor.

Aug 20, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

When utilizing the Routine Inventory screen to enter a User Defined Method (EMPTY) Flex the system may assign the User Defined Method Flex to a different Flex that is currently in inventory on the system, and then use the incorrect Flex Cartridge to process the user defined method.

Oct 7, 2013 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’