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πŸ₯ Medical Devices β€’ 6,554 recalls

Bolts holding the longitudinal movement of catheterization tables may be loose, which may lead to table surface/top tilting.

Mar 3, 2020 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

Bolts holding the longitudinal movement of catheterization tables may be loose, which may lead to table surface/top tilting.

Mar 3, 2020 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

False Positive results due to the MSSA (methicillin-susceptible) strain Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 29213) breakthrough when this strain should have been inhibited.

Nov 14, 2019 Diagnostic Equipment View Details β†’

There is an increased risk of false positive Proteus results when using the Film Array Blood Culture Identification Panel (BCID) in vitro diagnostic test of blood cultures used in conjunction with specific media types. False positive Proteus results from this test may lead to patients receiving improper antibiotic treatment until culture results are available (within 24-48 hours).

Jan 22, 2020 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

The recalling firm confirmed that SPA II and III users may encounter probes with unacceptable wear prior to reaching the 2500 piercings guideline indicated in the Instructions for Use (IFU). When the probe is worn, particles from the rubber cap are more likely to clog the probe, resulting in blocked or inadequate sample dispense.

Jul 8, 2019 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

One (1) TRUE METRIX AIR blood glucose meter distributed in the United States was packaged into a TRUE METRIX blood glucose meter kit and has an incorrect factory-set unit of measure; the meter displays glucose results in mmol/L rather than mg/dL.

Apr 20, 2020 Diagnostic Equipment Nationwide View Details β†’

The recalling firm characterized the potential interference effects of biotin (up to 1,200 ng/mL) on all biotin-mediated Access assays. The following six assays: Free T3-REF A13422, Total T3-REF 33830, Free T4-REF 33880, GI Mon-387687, Tg-REF 33860, and TgAbII-REF A32898 displayed significant interference (defined as a result bias greater than +/-10%) at 1,200 ng/mL of biotin.

Apr 30, 2019 Diagnostic Equipment View Details β†’