Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has become aware of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) and Metamizole (Dipyrone) interference with Trinder and Trinder-like reaction assays. Siemens has confirmed that falsely depressed results may occur on samples drawn from patients receiving N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) or Metamizole. NAC is the accepted antidote for acetaminophen toxicity and is justified in patients at signific
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has become aware of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) and Metamizole (Dipyrone) interference with Trinder and Trinder-like reaction assays. Siemens has confirmed that falsely depressed results may occur on samples drawn from patients receiving N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) or Metamizole. NAC is the accepted antidote for acetaminophen toxicity and is justified in patients at signific
Radiometer America, Inc. is recalling TCM CombiM on rare occasions they may have an error that can cause the alarm to sound higher than the pre-set maximum volume.
On March 9, 2016, the firm was contacted regarding the possibility of incorrect labeling on the outside poly- bag of the traction splint straps. The firm investigated and determined its supplier had labeled the outside packaging for the pediatric and adult traction splints straps incorrectly. The packaging labeled Adult contained a pediatric splint strap and the packaging labeled pediatric cont
On March 9, 2016, the firm was contacted regarding the possibility of incorrect labeling on the outside poly- bag of the traction splint straps. The firm investigated and determined its supplier had labeled the outside packaging for the pediatric and adult traction splints straps incorrectly. The packaging labeled Adult contained a pediatric splint strap and the packaging labeled Pediatric conta
An out of tolerance torque tool was used on three joints during the manufacturing process. If the X-ray Tube becomes loose on the CT gantry during operation, this could result in beam tracking errors, potential scan aborts and/or a possible image artifact. There is a secondary safety mechanism to prevent components from being expelled from the gantry if the bolts fail.
3M discovered a valve with incorrectly labeled "input" and "output" orientation. This defect can result in the valve being installed backwards, creating a remote possibility of valve failure. A failure may result in EO being vented outside the sealed chamber during a limited period in the EO injection phase of the cycle.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation is sending this communication to inform you of incomplete instructions in the AMIA Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (PO) System Clinician Guide for calculating the total recommended solution therapy volume. Specifically, the instructions do not specify the need for an extra 200 mL of PD solution in order to prime the patient line and for air purge operations. The tot
Horiba Instruments, Inc. is recalling ABX Pentra 400( version 5.0.8 or lower) and Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 or lower) because clinical chemistry analyzer malfunctions when the following certain alarms appear on the system.
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.
The Neonate Head protocol with the pediatric kernel Hp38 could result in artefacts and possibly lead to a misdiagnosis (i.e. either non-existing blood or liquid is mimicked in the images or actual existing blood or liquid is not depicted as expected). There is also a risk of a potential misdiagnosis in using this protocol for surgery planning. Investigations revealed an incorrect parameterization of the reconstruction algorithm applied for the pediatric head kernel as cause of the problem.
Horiba Instruments, Inc. is recalling ABX Pentra 400( version 5.0.8 or lower) and Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 or lower) because clinical chemistry analyzer malfunctions when the following certain alarms appear on the system.
The AutoSPECT Pro application was only designed to reconstruct cardiac SPECT data obtained with detectors positioned at 90¿ or 180¿ relative to one another. However, certain gamma cameras allow for other relative detector angles. Data acquired at these other angles will not be correctly reconstructed by AutoSPECT Pro and the results will likely be erroneous.
Software bugs in these SOMATOM systems could possibly cause scan aborts, re-scans of patients with additional dose, delayed diagnosis and as worst case scenarios, could possibly cause the need of additional contrast medium, accidental x-radiation to the user or impede customer workflow.