ABL800 Flex Analyzer Model Numbers 393-800 and 393-801
- Recall Initiated
- May 18, 2022
- Recall Number
- Z-1321-2022
- Quantity
- 1489 analyzers
Reason for Recall
There is a potential for sporadic incidents of positive and negative biases for analyzer systems configured with cNa+, cCa+, and cK+.
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY and the countries of Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Norway, Austria, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, China, Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, India, Brunei, Japan, United Kingdom, Ireland, Russia, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, Tokelau, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea, Singapore.
Lot / Code Info
All ABL800 Flex Analyzers containing software versions below V6.19 MR2; UDI/DI ABL810, 820, and 830, ABL805, ABL815, ABL825, ABL835: 05700693938004 ; UDI/DI ABL817, ABL827, ABL837: 05700693938011
Root Cause
Software design
Action Taken
On May 20, 2022, Radiometer issued a "Urgent: Medical Device Recall" notification to affected consignees via: Email and FedEx 2nd day Mail. Radiometer ask consignees to take the following actions: 1. For the affected micro measuring modes Radiometer kindly requests you to not use results for cNa+. The most efficient way to ensure this is to remove the parameter from the affected modes as per the procedures included within the letter. 2. Please complete the Recall Response Form and return to your Radiometer representative (recall@radiometeramerica.com).