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Class 2 Device Recall NPT7 analyzer cartridges

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  Class 2 Device Recall NPT7 analyzer cartridges see related information
Date Initiated by Firm May 01, 2006
Date Posted July 27, 2006
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on February 24, 2012
Recall Number Z-1261-06
Recall Event ID 35698
510(K)Number K982928  
Product Classification blood gas analyzer - Product Code CHL
Product Dri-Tek BG-OX Cartridge, Model #D7120, Cat. #946-003 Cartridges used in the NPT7 Analyzer, an in vitro diagnostic device.
Code Information D7120 946-003 Cartridges, Lot #R0299, Expiration Date: 02/2008.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Radiometer America Inc
810 Sharon Dr
Westlake OH 44145-1598
For Additional Information Contact
440-871-8900
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Air bubbles may be trapped on or close to the O2 sensor in the pO2 chamber of the cuvettes in cartridges used for blood gas analysis on NPT7 analyzer. This produces too high pO2 readings without a question mark.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action The recalling firm initiated this recall with a letter to send to their customers, via Registered Mail, on 5/1/2006. The letter requests that the customers identify and discard the potentially defective cartridges from Lot #R0299. The letter is accompanied by a recall response page to be completed by the customer and faxed or mailed back to the Radiometer so that the customer can receive an equal number of replacement cartridges free-of-charge.
Quantity in Commerce 185
Distribution Nationwide.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = CHL and Original Applicant = RADIOMETER AMERICA, INC.
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