Siemens Blood Analysis Device Recalled Over Patient Name Mix-up Software Defect
Siemens is recalling the epoc NXS blood analysis system due to a software flaw that can assign incorrect patient names to test results, risking misdiagnosis or mistreatment if the operator doesn't verify the patient name.
- Product
- epoc NXS Host; Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11413583(CN, KR) ; 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
- Category
- Medical Device
- Distribution
- Distributed nationwide