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Epoc® blood analysis bgem test cards
Official notice
18 Jul 2025
Last checked
18 Jul 2025
An official Health Canada notice concerns Epoc® blood analysis bgem test cards. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed that a negative sodium bias may exist in some epoc® test card lots. All other analytes are performing as intended. The observed average bias for sodium was -4.4 mmol/l. The maximum bias observed was -14 mmol/l, which occurred at a higher sodium concentration around 150 mmol/l. No positive bias has been observed. Quality control (qc) fluid may or may not detect the issue depending on the bias magnitude and the frequency of qc testing. Recall start date: July 9, 2025 Published 2025-07-18.
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Recall number
77740
Official notice
2025-07-18
The hazard
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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed that a negative sodium bias may exist in some epoc® test card lots. All other analytes are performing as intended. The observed average bias for sodium was -4.4 mmol/l. The maximum bias observed was -14 mmol/l, which occurred at a higher sodium concentration around 150 mmol/l. No positive bias has been observed. Quality control (qc) fluid may or may not detect the issue depending on the bias magnitude and the frequency of qc testing. Recall start date: July 9, 2025
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