Class 2 Device Recall ABL800 Flex

• Date Initiated by Firm: May 18, 2022
• Create Date: July 01, 2022
• Recall Status: Open, Classified
• Recall Number: Z-1321-2022
• Recall Event ID: 90286
• 510(K)Number: K041874
• Product Classification: Electrode measurement, blood-gases (pco2, po2) and blood ph - Product Code CHL
• Product: ABL800 Flex Analyzer Model Numbers 393-800 and 393-801
• Code Information: All ABL800 Flex Analyzers containing software versions below V6.19 MR2; UDI/DI ABL810, 820, and 830, ABL805, ABL815, ABL825, ABL835: 05700693938004 ; UDI/DI ABL817, ABL827, ABL837: 05700693938011
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Radiometer Medical ApS; Akandevej 21; Bronshoj Denmark
• For Additional Information Contact: Technical Support, Radiometer America Inc. ; 800-736-0600 Ext. 1
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: There is a potential for sporadic incidents of positive and negative biases for analyzer systems configured with cNa+, cCa+, and cK+.
• FDA Determined Cause: Software design
• Action: On May 20, 2022, Radiometer issued a "Urgent: Medical Device Recall" notification to affected consignees via: Email and FedEx 2nd day Mail. Radiometer ask consignees to take the following actions: 1. For the affected micro measuring modes Radiometer kindly requests you to not use results for cNa+. The most efficient way to ensure this is to remove the parameter from the affected modes as per the procedures included within the letter. 2. Please complete the Recall Response Form and return to your Radiometer representative (recall@radiometeramerica.com).
• Quantity in Commerce: 1489 analyzers
• Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, 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, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY and the countries of Bermuda, Canada, Italy, Norway, Austria, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, China, Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Germany, Spain, Portugal, India, Brunei, Japan, United Kingdom, Ireland, Russia, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, Tokelau, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea, Singapore.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = CHL