Diagnostic Equipment

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is recalling certain lots of the Vitros Anti-HBs Reagent packs an inability to obtain a valid calibration.

GE Healthcare has become aware of a software issue in your Xeleris 2.1 workstation (that is used for processing Discovery 530/570 data), that may impact patient safety. On imported CT scans, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) studies may create artifacts in attenuation corrected images. This may lead to a potential for misdiagnosis.

User error of the NeuViz 16 or NeuViz Dual may cause personnel injuries. There was a report where a finger was pinched when the table was moved backward while the tabletop was controlled by another person from the gantry left control panel.

Beckman Coulter, Inc. initiated this recall because there is a software error that has the potential to cause the reporting of erroneous patient results because of misidentification by the AU5800 system.

GE Healthcare has recently become aware of an incident which caused a patient injury during an unload following an exam on a Ventri scanner. During a patient unload following a scan, the patients fingers may be pinched between the moving cradle edge and the stationary base of the table while the table is moving outward automatically.

The Alere Cholestech LDX¿ hsCRP cassette (PN 12-807) may have increased imprecision relative to the performance data in the package insert, which may cause differences in quantitative results for hsCRP compared to a reference method or repeat testing on the same patient sample.

User error of the NeuViz 16 or NeuViz Dual may cause personnel injuries. There was a report where a finger was pinched when the table was moved backward while the tabletop was controlled by another person from the gantry left control panel.

The firm is initiating this recall because the implied or stated indications in their labeling associated with Harmonie software have not yet been cleared by the FDA for sale in the USA.

Glucose test strips reports no result message when tested

Glucose test strips reports no result message when tested

When OneTouch¿ Ultra and OneTouch¿ Select test strips are tested with Ultra and Select control solution the meter may display a result outside the control solution test range printed on the strip vial label even though the system is working properly.

Alere San Diego is recalling the Clearview Mononucleosis Cassette because the positive control included in the rapid test may produce false negative results.

Transonic Systems Inc. have received complaints of blood leakage involving the AV Loop Kit.

Roche investigation into complaints found Accu-Chek Inform II and CoaguChek XS Pro System barcode reading meters had the potential of intermittent erroneous decoding of patient identification if barcodes being read fail to meet size and/or quality standards. Errors have been confirmed with the EAN 13 barcodes which should not be used for patient or operator identification.

Negative bias in patient samples for Vitamin D

Meter kit outer boxes containing 10 ct. test strips state incorrect storage temperature range.

The Verio IQ meter will shut off and revert to set up mode at glucose values above 1023 instead of displaying EXTREME HIGH GLUCOSE.

Roche investigation into complaints found Accu-Chek Inform II and CoaguChek XS Pro System barcode reading meters had the potential of intermittent erroneous decoding of patient identification if barcodes being read fail to meet size and/or quality standards.

The recall was initiated because Alere San Diego has an update for the Alere Cholestech LDX ALT AST cassette, and it has the potential for humidity changes to impact results for certain analytes on the Alere Cholestech LDX System.

Toshiba Medical Systems has received reports of startup issues with the Toshiba TUS-500 and TUS-300 ultrasound systems. The startup issue is predominant when attempting to bring the system up from standby mode when the system is used remotely. It has been determined that this may potentially cause damage to the system.