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DCA Systems Hemoglobin A1C Kit (January 31, 2013) — recall 48998

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2013-02-18 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
48998
Date of alert
2013-02-18
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Authority classification
Type III
Notice type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: Siemens has received complaints regarding barcode scanning issues with the DCA Hemoglobin A1C cartridges. Internal investigations have confirmed that cartridge barcode integrity issues are causing unsuccessful scans and preventing testing on the DCA Systems. This issue has been isolated to two lots of DCA HBA1C kits.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/dca-systems-hemoglobin-a1c-kit

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