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Radiometer America Inc recalls The ABL software version 6.12 for the ABL800 and ABL700 analyzer. The analyzers are intended for the in Vitro testing of
Recalled August 15, 2012 · FDA recall Z-2163-2012 · Radiometer America
Hazard
A customer has reported an error on an ABL8xx configured to a Hospital Information System using the data transfer protocol HL7 version 2.5. If the instrument transmits results to a HIS system and the connection is broken the results are queued for later transmission. If the ABL and HIS system are configured with HL7 2.5, any results in the queue will be mixed up when the instrument transmits t · FDA Class II
Units
6854 ABL 7xx units
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Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) including the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, BM, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, 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, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY, and the countries of Canada, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, and Zimbabwe.
Description
A customer has reported an error on an ABL8xx configured to a Hospital Information System using the data transfer protocol HL7 version 2.5. If the instrument transmits results to a HIS system and the connection is broken the results are queued for later transmission. If the ABL and HIS system are configured with HL7 2.5, any results in the queue will be mixed up when the instrument transmits t
Product
The ABL software version 6.12 for the ABL800 and ABL700 analyzer. The analyzers are intended for the in Vitro testing of: -Samples of whole blood for the parameters pH, pO2, pCO2, cK+, cNa+, cCa2+, cCl-, cGlu, cLac, cCrea, ctBil, and co-oximetry parameters (ctHb, sO2, and the hemoglobin fractions FO2Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb and FHbF) -Samples of expired air for the parameters pO2 and pCO2 -Pleura samples for the pH parameter. The ABL software version 6.12 for the ABL800 and ABL700 analyzer. The analyzers are intended for the in Vitro testing of: -Samples of whole blood for the parameters pH, pO2, pCO2, cK+, cNa+, cCa2+, cCl-, cGlu, cLac, cCrea, ctBil, and co-oximetry parameters (ctHb, sO2, and the hemoglobin fractions FO2Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb and FHbF) -Samples of expired air for the parameters pO2 and pCO2 -Pleura samples for the pH parameter.
Manufacturer(s)
Radiometer America Inc
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →