FDA recall Z-2928-2018

Product

RAPIDPoint 500 Blood Gas Analyzer; 10492730, 1069855, 10696857, 10697306 Device is point-of-care system for comprehensive lab-quality testing to patient's bedside. Test menu includes blood gas, electrolytes, glucose, lactate, neonatal total bilirubin and full CO-oximetry including total hemoglobin.

Reason for recall

Therapeutic levels (1mg/mL and 2mg/mL) of Hydroxocobalamin may interfere with tHb and some of the CO-Ox fractions that are reported on the RAPIDPoint and RAPIDLab Blood Gas systems indicated. This may cause lower than expected values for carboxyhemoglobin (fCOHb) and methemoglobin (fMetHb). A negative interference with fCOHb has the potential to alter the medical assessment of the patient and may withhold necessary follow-up treatment and/or initiate cessation of medication in response to elevated fMetHb levels.

Distribution

Nationwide distribution. Worldwide foreign distribution.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2018-07-16

Report date

2018-09-05

Termination date

2020-06-23

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Newark, DE, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2928-2018