Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10492730, 10696855, 10696857, 10697306
- Recall Initiated
- August 11, 2016
- Terminated
- July 16, 2020
- Recall Number
- Z-2799-2016
- Quantity
- 6786 units
- Firm Location
- Norwood, MA
Reason for Recall
There is a potential for the first and/or last name of one patient to be printed with Patient ID and result data from a different patient, even though those fields have been turned Off for the system
Distribution
Nationwide Foreign: Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bosnia Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland France Fren.Polynesia Georgia Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Mexico Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Norway P.R. China Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Rep. of Yemen Republic Korea Romania Russian Fed. Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan U.A.E. United Kingdom Uruguay Vatikancity Vietnam
Lot / Code Info
All Serial Numbers
Root Cause
Software design
Action Taken
Siemens Healthcare issued Urgent Field Safety Notice to (US) customers via Federal Express. . All affected customers outside the US provided a copy of an Urgent Field Safety Notice via hard copy, e-mail, and/or fax as determined by each countries local regulations and procedures. This notice informs customers of the issue, Actions to be Taken by the Customer and to return the response form. Questions contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative