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Event 72686

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 12, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Bestmed, LLC

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Digital Temple Thermometer labeled under: Bestmed, Good Neighbor (Amerisource Bergen), Kroger, Medline, Meijer, Premier Value, Safeway, Life Brand, Target, Top Care, Best Choice, Western Family. Device is packaged in plastic blister with cardboard insert, 2 AAA batteries installed, a Quick Start Guide, and an Instruction Manual booklet. Product Usage: Device is a handheld thermometer that employs a thermistor sensor intended for people to take a human body temperature at the temporal artery location, the area between the outer corner of the eye and the hairline directly over the temporal artery.

Z-0412-2016
Recall number
Z-0412-2016
Initiated
November 12, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Bestmed, LLC
Quantity
305,548

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
An incorrect calibration of the thermometer that causes the device to display inaccurate and frequently lower temperatures than the actual body temperature of the user.

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Reason for recall

An incorrect calibration of the thermometer that causes the device to display inaccurate and frequently lower temperatures than the actual body temperature of the user.

Code information

Model KD-2201. all lots produced during the 36th week of year 2012 (09/03-07/2012) through and including the 37th week of year 2015 (09/07-13/2015). Lot No. S/N: 3612 through S/N: 3715"

Distribution pattern

US Nationwide Distribution and the country of Canada.