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Expanse Laboratory/Genetics/Microbiology/Anatomical PathologyRecalls & reported problems

Medical Information Technology, Inc. · MEDITECH's Laboratory application closely integrates requisition, specimen processing, and patient information with data in Electronic Health Record (EHR). The application allows ordering of tests from multiple locations, efficient collection of specimens, and result entry through seamless integration with laboratory instruments. Authorized users have the ability to view laboratory results via a specimen inquiry or a patient summary. MEDITECH's Genetics application closely integrates requisition, specimen processing, and patient information with data in an Electronic Health Record (EHR). The application allows ordering of tests from multiple locations, efficient collection of specimens, and result entry. Authorized users have the ability to view genetic test results via a specimen inquiry or a patient summary. MEDITECH's Microbiology application closely integrates requisition, specimen processing, and patient information with data in the Electronic Health Record (EHR). The application allows ordering of tests from multiple locations, efficient processing for collection and resulting of specimens including: bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, and mycobacteriology. MEDITECH's Anatomical Pathology application automates the data handling needs of the Pathology department with features for recording, storing, coding, searching, and reporting Pathology cases. MEDITECH's EHR gives users the ability to view Radiology reports and lab results pertinent to the case, and to integrate relevant data into Pathology reports. Authorized users have the ability to view Anatomic Pathology results from within the network. · Class 1

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00863529000155), received between Nov 18, 2024 and Oct 27, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Transmit Record” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 1 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 1 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Feb 5, 2025Class IIOpen, Classified

    Entering multiple keys that trigger input simultaneously may remove data from first field of screens and/or questionnaires with more than one field.

    Z-2569-2025 · Root cause: Software design · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Failure to Transmit Record1
  • Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1

Patient problems

  • Breast Mass1
  • Sepsis1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryOct 27, 2025Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

    THE REPORTED ADVERSE EVENT (AE) ORIGINATED AT (B)(6) AND CENTERED ON A PRODUCT USE ERROR THAT RESULTED IN A FIVE-MONTH DELAY IN A PATIENT'S LYMPHOMA DIAGNOSIS AND SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL TO MEDICAL ONCOLOGY. THE DELAY OCCURRED BECAUSE A PROVIDER MISSED CRITICAL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION. THE PATIENT, A 73-YEAR-OLD, HAD A LEFT BREAST MASTECTOMY ON (B)(6) 2025. THE PROBLEM THE CORE ISSUE WAS CONFUSION CAUSED BY BLANK PAGES IN AN OUTSIDE VENDOR (OV) PATHOLOGY REPORT (FROM (B)(6) CLINIC) THAT HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY COPIED INTO THE MEDICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. (MEDITECH) ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY (PTH) REPORT. IMPROPER WORKFLOW ON (B)(6) 2025, WHEN THE OV RESULTS WERE ENTERED, THE PROVIDER ATTACHED THE OV REPORT TO THE MEDITECH ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY SPECIMEN REPORT BY TAKING A SCREENSHOT AND USING THE COPY/PASTE FUNCTION IN MICROSOFT WORD. RESULTING BLANK PAGES THIS FLAWED WORKFLOW RESULTED IN TWO PRIMARILY BLANK PAGES BEING INSERTED BETWEEN PAGES 1 AND 3 OF THE MAYO CLINIC PATHOLOGY REPORT WITHIN THE MEDITECH SYSTEM. THESE BLANK PAGES LATER CAUSED CONFUSION DURING CHART REVIEW. MISSED DIAGNOSIS THE PROVIDER REVIEWED ONLY THE FIRST PAGE, WHICH DISPLAYED A "RESULT SUMMARY" OF "NEGATIVE" FOR B-CE

    Patient problems: Breast Mass

    MAUDE report 23391290 ↗
  • InjuryNov 18, 2024Failure to Transmit Record; Failure to Transmit Record

    ON OCTOBER 23, 2024 A CUSTOMER REPORTED AN ADVERSE EVENT WHERE A PATIENT'S REPORT WAS NOT FAXED FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE ORDERING PROVIDER AFTER MICROBIOLOGY CULTURE RESULTS WERE VERIFIED. CONCERNS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE PATIENT'S ADMISSION TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO SEPSIS. THE CUSTOMER ASSERTED THAT THE ADMISSION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE PROVIDER HAD RECEIVED THE REPORT AND ADMINISTERED AN ANTIBIOTIC EFFECTIVE IN TREATING THE PATIENT'S ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) INFECTION.

    Patient problems: Sepsis

    MAUDE report 20706009 ↗

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