FDA recall record

LifeHealth BG cartridges for IRMA TRUPOINT Blood Gas Analyzer, PN 048103 recall — FDA Z-0160-2016

May report values outside the published performance specifications for pH. After a certain point in shelf life, the pH sensor may give results that are…

Class IIclassification
Z-0160-2016official record ID
Nov 4, 2015report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-0160-2016
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmLifeHealth, LLC
Report dateNov 4, 2015
Recall initiation dateSep 16, 2015
Quantity1735 boxes of 25. (43375 Cartridges)
LocationRoseville, MN, United States

Official product description

BG cartridges for IRMA TRUPOINT Blood Gas Analyzer, PN 048103. BG Cartridge are single use, disposable, in vitro diagnostics intended for point of care (POC), professional, use with the IRMA TRUpoint Blood Analysis System.

Why the product was recalled

May report values outside the published performance specifications for pH. After a certain point in shelf life, the pH sensor may give results that are falsely elevated. The discrepancy is greater as shelf life progresses and can be seen on the aqueous controls before the blood.

Distribution information

US: Nationwide (AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA,MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NJ, NY,NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA) OUS: ALBANIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, DENMARK. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ENGLAND, ESTONIA, PHILIPPINES, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, ICELAND, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PERU, PORTUGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, TAIWAN, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, VIETNAM.

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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