Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 23671 |
| Brand Name: | RAPIDPoint® 500 Blood Gas Analyzer |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | V2.2, V2.3 and V2.3.1 |
| 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: | The manufacturer has identified an issue with the optional Custom Demographics software feature. This optional feature enables you to define up to 10 free text fields. The issue impacts the Custom Demographics fields sent to the LIS and viewed/printed from the data recall screen. These fields may get mixed up with Custom Demographics from another patient. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Software to be upgraded |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 4/10/2018 |
