Infusion Pumps

The firm initiated a recall after complaint investigations revealed that when the units are left on and not in use at night and/or on weekends the hose disconnects/separates resulting in water leakage that can cause damage to property.

Review of instrument software databases and investigation of two customer reports determined that on rare occasions (less than 0.3%), following the removal of a positive signaling bottle from the VersaTREK instrument, the positive test result inadvertently reverted to a negative result in the instrument database.

Customers who received a Capintec Captus 3000 Thyroid Uptake System with Software Revisions 1.22, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, and 1.26 may encounter an error while using the thyroid uptake protocol ?Measure Liquid and Subtract Residual." This protocol was a new feature added to Software Revision 1.22 in January 2011. The error occurs only if the user does NOT measure the residual dose immediately after me

Biomet 3i conducted a recall on the device Low Profile Abutment, Non-Hexed Castable Cylinder due to some packages labeled LPCCC1, Hexed Castable Cylinder possibly containing LPCCC2, Non-Hexed Castable Cylinders.

As of 11/30/2011, St. Jude Medical has received 110 patient complaints of warmth or heating at the implantable pulse generators (IPGs) implant site during charging for the Eon IPG and 116 reports of similar symptoms for the Eon Mini IPG, respectively.

A recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has identified a negative bias in test results when comparing elevated Total T3 patient samples diluted with Sample Diluent A to samples diluted with Access Total T3 Calibrator S0.

The recall was initiated because Carefusion has identified a potential risk associated with the Alaris Pump module model 8100. The pump module door keypad overlay may separate from the keypad assembly

The front cover of Instructions For Use (IFU) #NOLI135B03Rev02 was improperly marked with a "Sterile" logo in the lower right corner. The products these IFUs were packed with are sold as "Non-Sterile" and require sterilization before use in surgery.

The recall was initiated because Beckman Coulter has confirmed that the DxH Slidemaker Stainer Floor Stand shipped with Slidemaker Stainer instruments were missing vinyl caps, exposing sharpt edges on the DxH Slidemaker Stainer Reagent Cabinet (Floor Stand) drawer slides. The sharp edges on the drawer slides may expose operators to physical injury when replacing reagents and waste containers whic

Inclination switch in the stand may have been mounted incorrectly, as a result, the switch could not stop the tilting movement of the table base due tol hardware or software errors.

The recall was initiated because Carefusion identified a potential risk associated with the Alaris Pump module model 8100. Carefusion has received reports of customers experiencing motor stalls during infusion with Alaris Pump Module (model 8100) manufactured between August 2010 and July 2011.

Part of the lot received a lower concentration of citrate solution which may cause falsely lower values for common coagulation tests.

After fluid ingress into the keypad of the AUTOMIX Compounder's (AUTOMIX) control module, the AUTOMIX may generate an incorrect device response to an AUTOMIX operator's key press. Also, the AUTOMIX system may experience an intermittent electrical failure, in which unexpected pump motor operations will occur. Also, the AUTOMIX system may intermittently experience an electrical failure where the compounder may stop compounding without an alarm and not be detected by the user.

On 10/17/2011 SCC Soft Computer, Clearwater, FL initiated a correction on SoftLab with SA INST versions: 3.1.6.12, 4.0.1.26-4.0.1.32, 4.0.2.21-4.0.2.51, and 4.0.3.5-4.0.3.13. A client reported an issue which caused two different sets of results from the Sysmex series of Hematology instruments to display under the same order on the instrument menu.

Siemens has received complaints of customers experiencing slopes >1.05 when calibrating Flex(R) reagent cartridge lot 12095AD. This results in a slope failure and prevents the VANC assay from being run on the Dimension Vista(R) System.

After fluid ingress into the keypad of the AUTOMIX Compounder's (AUTOMIX) control module, the AUTOMIX may generate an incorrect device response to an AUTOMIX operator's key press. Also, the AUTOMIX system may experience an intermittent electrical failure, in which unexpected pump motor operations will occur. Also, the AUTOMIX system may intermittently experience an electrical failure where the compounder may stop compounding without an alarm and not be detected by the user.

After fluid ingress into the keypad of the AUTOMIX Compounder's (AUTOMIX) control module, the AUTOMIX may generate an incorrect device response to an AUTOMIX operator's key press. Also, the AUTOMIX system may experience an intermittent electrical failure, in which unexpected pump motor operations will occur. Also, the AUTOMIX system may intermittently experience an electrical failure where the compounder may stop compounding without an alarm and not be detected by the user.

Devices leaking at the Y-site

On 07/09/2012, Apheresis Technologies, Inc. initiated a recall on the Plasma Pump Model PP-04a due to a complaint received regarding a rotor of the PP-04a pump that stopped during a therapeutic plasma exchange treatment causing interruption of flow of both the plasma discard line and replacement fruit line.

i-Stat EG7 cartridges may generate falsely depressed PCO2 results for samples above 26 mm hg when stored at room temperature for four weeks or longer.