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348 System - Gas Cartridge Pack
- Starting date:
- May 25, 2017
- Posting date:
- June 13, 2017
- Type of communication:
- Medical Device Recall
- Subcategory:
- Medical Device
- Hazard classification:
- Type III
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Medical Devices
- Audience:
- General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
- Identification number:
- RA-63610
Reason
Siemens Healthcare has received a number of reports of gas cartridges failing to install on the RapidLab 348 and RapidLab 348EX instruments due to defective threads on the gas cartridges. The issue is intermittent and not all gas cartridges are affected.
Affected products
348 System - Gas Cartridge Pack
Lot or serial number
5260xx through 7020xx
Model or catalog number
- 10309768
- 105070
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
511 Benedict Ave
Tarrytown
10591
UNITED STATES