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Health product recall

Sysmex Blood Coagulation Analyzer CA-620 and CA-660 (2017-06-20)

Starting date:
June 20, 2017
Posting date:
July 17, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-63966

Affected Products

A. Sysmex Blood Coagulation Analyzer CA-620
B. Sysmex Blood Coagulation Analyzer CA-660

Reason

Sysmex Corporation has informed Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Gmbh about a phenomenon affecting CA Series Systems. Under rare circumstances there is a potential the system might fail to alert the operator about an individual sample ID number assigned to multiple patient measurement results when using the built-in barcode scanner. Under very rare circumstances this may lead to an incorrect diagnostic and patient treatment decision due to potential of a mismatched result for the patient.

Affected products

A. Sysmex Blood Coagulation Analyzer CA-620

Lot or serial number

All lots

Model or catalog number

10712040
CA-620

Companies
Manufacturer
Sysmex Corporation
1-5-1 Wakinohama-kaigandori
Chuo-ku
651-0073
JAPAN

B. Sysmex Blood Coagulation Analyzer CA-660

Lot or serial number

All lots

Model or catalog number

10712039
CA-660

Companies
Manufacturer
Sysmex Corporation
1-5-1 Wakinohama-kaigandori
Chuo-ku
651-0073
JAPAN