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Gem Premier 4000 Cartridge K+ Reporting recallZ-2804-2011 · Instrumentation Laboratory Co. · initiated May 31, 2011

Terminated All recalls posted in July 2011

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Instrumentation Laboratory Co. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

K+ results on the GEM Premier 4000 are too low when compared to a reference analyzer, with biases exceeding allowable error claim of a 0.5 moUL

FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

The firm, Instrumentation Labs, issued a Revised "Urgent Field Safety Notification" letter dated July 14, 2011, to GEM Premier 4000 customers. The letter describes the product, problem, updated issue description and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to follow the instructions to Disable K+ Parameter ,provided in the letter, to eliminate the potential of erroneous K+ result reporting and to complete and return the MANDATORY RESPONSE TRACKING FORM immediately via fax at 781-861-4207 or email to [email protected]. The letter also noted an Important Change to Customer Actions from June Urgent Field Safety Notification. Prior strategy : Instrumentation Laboratories (IL) notified U.S and Canadian customers via the Urgent Field Safety Notification mailed USPS between June 2 - 3,2011. International Affiliates / Dealers notified through e-mail on June 1, 2010. A response (tracking) form was included. A Worldwide Regulatory Notice was e-mailed on May 31.2011.to IL country affiliates and distributors, notifying them of the issue, providing a risk summary and the support documentation for the notification. The customer notification will be handled per their local regulatory requirements. If you have questions regarding this notification, please contact IL at 800-678-0710, press 2 at prompt.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-2804-2011
Recall class
Not yet classified by the FDA
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
May 31, 2011
Posted by the FDA
Jul 21, 2011
Recalling firm
Instrumentation Laboratory Co.
Quantity
24787
Product code
CEM
FDA submissions
K093623
Distribution
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: CANADA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA ,AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHILE, CHINA, CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska), CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PANAMA, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, SAUDI ARABIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, and VIET NAM.

Product description

GEM PREMIER 4000 CARTRIDGE K+ REPORTING: GEM 4000 BG/Hct/Lytes/G/L/CO-Ox 75 test iQM Part Number : 00027407510 150 test iQM Part Number:00027415010 300 test iQM Part Number: 00027430010 450 test iQM Part Number: 00027445010 600 test iQM Part number: 00027360010 The GEM Premier 4000 is a portable critical care system for use by health care professionals to rapidly analyze whole blood samples at the point of health care delivery in a clinical setting and in a central laboratory. The instrument provides quantitative measurements of pH, pC02, p02, sodium, potassium, chloride, ionized calcium, glucose, lactate, hematocrit, total bilirubin and CO-Oximetry (tHb, 02Hb, COHb, MetHb, HHb) parameters

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

All in date cartridges

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K093623 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 58996).

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