Galileo Echo Instrument (2018-03-07)

Starting date:

March 7, 2018

Posting date:

April 3, 2018

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-66320

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  Reason
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  Affected products

Affected products

Galileo Echo Instrument

Reason

Immucor, Inc. is issuing a medical device recall for Galileo Echo Instrument. Immucor has recently become aware of an issue within the echo software that will cause a software assertion error when loading reagents that have an expiry date greater than December 31, 2019. The echo will not recognize products with an expiry date greater than December 31, 2019.

Affected products