Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 16773 |
| Brand Name: | Siemens RapidPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate |
| Model: | Part Numbers: 10491447, 10491448, 10491449, 10844813 |
| Affected: | Manufactured between 11-Dec-2013 and 7-May-2014 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Siemens Healthcare (NZ) Ltd Millennium Centre, Part Level 2, Building A 600 Great South Road Ellerslie AUCKLAND 1051 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 310 300 |
| Manufacturer: | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc |
| Issue: | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has received several reports from customers of one or more electrolyte parameters (e.g., Na+, Ca++, K+, Cl-) reporting a "-----?" error code when AQC, QC, or CVM is run on the RAPIDPoint 500 blood gas analyzer. When exhibited, the issue is usually seen during Level 1 QC /AQC, Level 1 CVM, and sometimes Level 2 CVM testing. This issue has also been observed on a small number of patient samples. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 3/6/2014 |
