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Epoc blood analysis bgem test cards

Official notice

20 Jun 2022

Last checked

20 Jun 2022

Medium riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Epoc blood analysis bgem test cards. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed the occurrence of inconsistent discrepant (low bias) po2 results. At a medical decision level of approximately 80mmhg, the maximum negative bias is - 11.7% (the acceptable bias is +/-10% for po2 range 50-250 mmhg). Recall start date: June 8, 2022 Published 2022-06-20.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

64288

Official notice

2022-06-20

The hazard

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed the occurrence of inconsistent discrepant (low bias) po2 results. At a medical decision level of approximately 80mmhg, the maximum negative bias is - 11.7% (the acceptable bias is +/-10% for po2 range 50-250 mmhg). Recall start date: June 8, 2022

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Recall Numbers

64288

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Epoc Blood Analysis Bgem Test Cards, Lot or serial number - 112200550, Model or catalog number - 10736515

Risk / hazard

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed the occurrence of inconsistent discrepant (low bias) po2 results. At a medical decision level of approximately 80mmhg, the maximum negative bias is - 11.7% (the acceptable bias is +/-10% for po2 range 50-250 mmhg). Recall start date: June 8, 2022

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Epocal, Epoc Blood Analysis Bgem Test Cards

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Epocal, Epoc Blood Analysis Bgem Test Cards.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

64288

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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