The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1321-2022·Announced 2022-07-13

ABL800 Flex Analyzer Recalled for Potential Measurement Bias

Radiometer Medical is recalling ABL800 Flex Analyzers that may produce biased measurements in sodium, calcium, and potassium levels. Approximately 1,489 analyzers are affected worldwide.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall of a medical analyzer with potential for measurement bias. It qualifies as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the criterion for High severity.

Plain-English summary

Radiometer Medical is recalling the ABL800 Flex Analyzer models 393-800 and 393-801 due to a potential software issue affecting measurement accuracy.

The analyzers may produce sporadic positive or negative measurement biases in systems configured to measure sodium (cNa+), calcium (cCa+), and potassium (cK+) levels. This affects analyzer systems worldwide, with approximately 1,489 units distributed to healthcare facilities in the United States and numerous countries globally.

Customers using affected analyzers should contact Radiometer Medical for information about software updates and corrective actions. The recall involves all ABL800 Flex Analyzers running software versions below V6.19 MR2.

The recalled product

Product
ABL800 Flex Analyzer Model Numbers 393-800 and 393-801
Manufacturer
Radiometer Medical ApS
Hazard
  • measurement-bias

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 (11)

  • All ABL800 Flex Analyzers containing software versions below V6.19 MR2
  • UDI/DI ABL810
  • 820
  • and 830
  • ABL805
  • ABL815
  • ABL825
  • ABL835: 05700693938004
  • UDI/DI ABL817
  • ABL827
  • ABL837: 05700693938011

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.