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epoc BGEM BUN Test Card (25 pk) for the epoc Blood Analysis… recallZ-1684-2025 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc · initiated Mar 19, 2025

Open, Classified

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  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 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 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

The occurrence of discrepant high pH results in samples introduced with higher injection volumes with epoc sensor configuration 45.n.

FDA root cause category: Process control

What the company is doing

Consignees were sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction notice dated March 2025. The notification instructs consignees to review the provided notice with their medical director to determine the appropriate course of action. If affected devices were further distributed consignees are asked to forward the recall notification. Consignees are to return the provided Field Correction Effectiveness Check form within 7 days of receipt. The firm recommends that consignees stop injecting the sample as soon as the audio/visual cues are presented to minimize the potential for erroneous pH results. The current affected software expires on 06/10/25 and the upgrade will include a correction for this issue. Consignees are to retain the recall notification with their manual or near the system for reference. Consignees with questions can call the Siemens Healthineers Technical Solutions Center at 877-229-3711.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1684-2025
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated by the company
Mar 19, 2025
Posted by the FDA
Apr 29, 2025
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Quantity
264,252 units
Product code
CHL
FDA submissions
K200107
Distribution
Domestic: Nationwide Distribution; Foreign: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam.

Product description

epoc BGEM BUN Test Card (25 pk) for the epoc Blood Analysis System; Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10736515; epoc Software Version & Sensor Configuration: epoc Host SW v3.41.2, epoc NXS SW v4.14.9 & 4.14.11, Sensor Configuration 45.n.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10736515; Udi-DI: 00809708121860; Lot Numbers: All lot numbers with prefix (xx) 02 or 12; epoc Software Version and Senor Configuration: epoc Host SW V3.41.2, epoc NXS SW v4.14.9 & 4.14.11, Sensor Configuration 45.n.

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K200107 are not named by identifier in this recall. 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 96539).

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