RAPIDPOINT 500 Blood Gas System: Drug Interference May Cause False Sodium Readings
Siemens RAPIDPOINT 500 Blood Gas System may produce falsely elevated sodium results due to drug interference from Perhexiline Maleate or Atomoxetine Hydrochloride. This could lead to missed hyponatremia or inappropriate treatment of hypernatremia.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II medical device with no reported illnesses or deaths. The recall involves potential for measurement error leading to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment, representing risk of serious patient harm. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products without reported injury score as High.
Plain-English summary
The RAPIDPOINT 500 Blood Gas System, manufactured by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc, is being recalled due to potential drug interferences. The system may produce falsely elevated sodium measurements when patients are taking Perhexiline Maleate or Atomoxetine Hydrochloride.
Falsely elevated sodium results can prevent recognition of hyponatremia (low blood sodium) or lead to inappropriate treatment of hypernatremia (high blood sodium). These measurement errors may result in delayed diagnosis and suboptimal patient management.
The recall involves 12,363 units distributed nationwide in the United States and internationally. All units and software versions of the RAPIDPOINT 500 system are affected.
The recalled product
- Product
- RAPIDPOINT 500 Blood Gas System
- Manufacturer
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
- Hazard
- drug-interference
- measurement-error
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (9)
- Material No. 10492730
- 10696855
- 10696857
- & 10697306
- UDI-DI:00630414589169
- 00630414590851
- 00630414590868
- & 00630414590844
- All Units and Software Versions.
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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