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FDA Devices Moderate Class II Ongoing

epoc NXS Host; Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11413506 (CA); Software Version Number: 4.14.9. Intended for use by trained medical professionals as an in vitro diagnostic device for the quantitative testing of samples of heparinized or un-anticoagulated arterial, venous or capillary whole blood in the laboratory or at the point of care.

Reported: January 1, 2025 Initiated: November 22, 2024 #Z-0737-2025

Product Description

epoc NXS Host; Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11413506 (CA); Software Version Number: 4.14.9. Intended for use by trained medical professionals as an in vitro diagnostic device for the quantitative testing of samples of heparinized or un-anticoagulated arterial, venous or capillary whole blood in the laboratory or at the point of care.

Reason for Recall

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling their epoc Blood Analysis System because of a software malfunction that occurs when specific criteria are met that can result in the incorrect patient name being assigned to a blood measurement by the device if the user of the device does not ensure verification of the correct patient name. The software malfunction has the potential to impact patient safety via misdiagnosis and/or mistreatment by a clinician if the wrong patient information is saved with the test result from the subject device.

Details

Units Affected
320 units
Distribution
Nationwide Foreign: Albania Angola Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Ghana Greece Guadeloupe Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malaysia Mexico Monaco Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Norway Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Republic Korea Romania Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Great Britain Uruguay Vietnam
Location
East Walpole, MA

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
epoc NXS Host; Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11413506 (CA); Software Version Number: 4.14.9. Intended for use by trained medical professionals as an in vitro diagnostic device for the quantitative testing of samples of heparinized or un-anticoagulated arterial, venous or capillary whole blood in the laboratory or at the point of care.. Recalled by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.. Units affected: 320 units.
Why was this product recalled?
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling their epoc Blood Analysis System because of a software malfunction that occurs when specific criteria are met that can result in the incorrect patient name being assigned to a blood measurement by the device if the user of the device does not ensure verification of the correct patient name. The software malfunction has the potential to impact patient safety via misdiagnosis and/or mistreatment by a clinician if the wrong patient information is saved with the test result from the subject device.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on January 1, 2025. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0737-2025.