HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes, The HemoCue Glucose 201… recallZ-0873-2015 · Radiometer America Inc · initiated Oct 20, 2014

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in December 2014

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Why it was recalled

Batches of HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes show discoloration and provide results outside the specification at the end of their shelf life, approx. after 6 months. The HemoCue Glucose 201 Analyzer with plasma conversion multiplies the measured whole blood glucose value by a factor of 1.11 and displays a plasma equivalent glucose result. HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes are for In Vitro Diag

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

The consignees will be notified by a Field Safety Notice. Distributors will be instructed to forward the Field Safety Notice to their end customers and to secure that verification forms will be filled-out by end customers and returned to HemoCue.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-0873-2015
Recall class: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated by the company: Oct 20, 2014
Posted by the FDA: Dec 24, 2014
Recalling firm: Radiometer America Inc
Quantity: 3,712,900 microcuvettes
Product code: CGA
FDA submissions: K020935
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Austria, AUSTRALIA, SWITZERLAND, COTE D'IVOIRE, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM, GEORGIA, HONG KONG, CROATIA, HUNGARY, IRELAND, INDIA, ICELAND, JAPAN, KENYA, MACEDONIA, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SWEDEN, SLOVENIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, and SOUTH AFRICA.

Product description

HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes, The HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes are designed for use with the HemoCue Glucose 201Analyzer and the HemoCue Glucose 201 DM Analyzer (hereafter referred to as the HemoCue Glucose 201 Analyzer). HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes are available in individual packages or in vials. Affected lots identified initially were 110705, 110706, 110715, 110716, 110717, 110718, 110719, and 110720. Subsequent investigation also identified as affected lots 1310227, 1310252, and 1310257. HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes, The HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes are designed for use with the HemoCue Glucose 201Analyzer and the HemoCue Glucose 201 DM Analyzer (hereafter referred to as the HemoCue Glucose 201 Analyzer). HemoCue Glucose 201 Microcuvettes are available in individual packages or in vials.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

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Model Number 110705: Lot numbers: 1310500, 1310501, 1310502, 1310503, 1310518, 1310519, 1310520, 1310521, 1310767, 1310768, 1310769, 1310770, 1310771, 1310772, 1310779, 1310780, 1310781, 1310788, 1310789, 1310790, 1310799, 1311524, 1311525, 1311526, 1311527, 1311528, 1311529, 1311530, 1311531, 1311532, 1311533, 1311534, 1311535, 1311536, 1311537, 1311538, 1311539, 1311541, 1311542 Model Number 110706: Lot numbers: 1310207, 1310208, 1310209, 1310210, 1310211, 1310212, 1310213, 1310214, 1310215, 1310216, 1310228, 1310231, 1310232, 1310234, 1310235, 1310238, 1310239, 1310247, 1310249, 1310250, 1310256, 1310257, 1310258, 1310259, 1310260, 1311270, 1311271, 1311272, 1311273, 1311274, 1311279, 1311280, 1311281, 1311282, 1311283, 1311284, 1311291, 1311296, 1311297, 1311314, 1311315, 1311316, 1311317, 1311318, Model Number 110715: Lot numbers: 1310217, 1310218, 1310219, 1310221, 1310222, 1310229, 1310230, 1310237, 1310240, 1310241, 1310242, 1310251, 1310252, 1311267, 1311268, 1311269, 1311298, 1311301, 1311302, 1311303, 1311304, 1311321, 1311322, 1311323, 1311324 Model Number 110716: Lot numbers: 1310202, 1310203, 1310204, 1310223, 1310224, 1310225, 1310227, 1310243, 1310244, 1310245, 1310246, 1310261, 1311263, 1311264, 1311265, 1311266, 1311277, 1311278, 1311305, 1311306, 1311307, 1311308, 1311309, 1311310, 1311311, 1311312, 1311313, 1311325 Model Number 110717: Lot numbers: 1310504, 1310505, 1310506, 1310507, 1310508, 1310509, 1310510, 1310514, 1310515, 1310516, 1310517, 1310773, 1310774, 1310775, 1310776, 1310783, 1310784, 1310785, 1310791, 1310792, 1310794, 1310795, 1310796, 1311540, 1311543, 1311544, 1311545 Model Number 110718: Lot numbers: 1310511, 1310512, 1310513, 1310777, 1310778, 1310786, 1310787, 1310797, 1310798 Model Number 110719: Lot numbers: 1310236, 1310237, 1310248, 1311285, 1311286, 1311287, 1311288, 1311289, 1311290, 1311292, 1311293, 1311294, 1311295, 1311299, 1311300 Model Number 110720: Lot numbers: 1310205, 1310206, 1310226, 1310253, 1310254, 1310255, 1311319, 1311320

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K020935 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

HemoCue® Glucose 201 Microcuvettes 110706
Hemocue AB · Glucose Oxidase, Glucose
2 recalls0 reports

Sources and updates

Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
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