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Health product recall

BD MAX SYSTEM SOFTWARE V4.44A(2015-07-30)

Starting date:
July 30, 2015
Posting date:
August 24, 2015
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-54786

Affected Products

A. BD MAX SYSTEM SOFTWARE V4.44A

Reason

BD Max System Software version 4.44a contains a software anomaly that has the potential to affect some open system reagent (OSR) customers utilizing user defined protocol (UDP) assays. Customers utilizing only IVD assays are not affected. This anomaly may cause OSR customer system to incorrectly switch the columns of the truth table on the user's display. If the user tries to fix their display data, the display will appear correct however, the database may become incorrect, potentially resulting in incorrect results reporting.

Affected products

A. BD MAX SYSTEM SOFTWARE V4.44A

Lot or serial number

N/A

Model or catalog number

441916

Companies
Manufacturer
Becton Dickinson and Company
7 Loveton Circle
Sparks
Maryland
UNITED STATES