Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Software version 4.44A utilized on the BD MAX System Recalled by BD LIFE SCIENCES Due to The BD MAX System software version 4.44A contains...

Date: July 29, 2015
Company: BD LIFE SCIENCES
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact BD LIFE SCIENCES directly.

Affected Products

Software version 4.44A utilized on the BD MAX System

Quantity: There are 29 US customers and 5 ex-US regions with a BD MAX System running software version 4.44A.

Why Was This Recalled?

The BD MAX System software version 4.44A contains a software anomaly that has the potential to affect some Open System Reagent (OSR) customers utilizing User Defined Protocol (UDP) assays. Customers utilizing only IVD assays are not affected. This anomaly may cause the OSR customer system to incorrectly switch the columns of the truth table on the users display. If the user tries to fix their display data, the display will appear correct however, the database may become incorrect, potentially resulting in incorrect results reporting. BD is able to trace the issue to a limited number of instruments that have software version 4.44A installed. Note that the problem only affects customers that are either creating a new UDP with Result Logic or modifying the Result Logic of an existing UDP.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed to 18 states: CA, CO, FL, IL, MN, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI

Affected (18 states)Not affected

About BD LIFE SCIENCES

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