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Device product

Contour Next Control Solution for Contour Next Blood Glucose Test System. Liquid quality control solution. Plastic bottle, 2.5mL. Indicated for use with fresh fingertip capillary whole blood samples.

Z-2482-2015

June 22, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Bayer Healthcare, LLC
Event
Event 71611
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
5 million bottles of control solution
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2482-2015

Official wording

Reason: If the control solution bottle is not thoroughly shaken prior to use, the control test result may be higher than the control range and may not be recognized and marked as a control test by the blood glucose meter. Also, the control solution, used as a quality control test in blood glucose meter systems, may read outside the specified range too high or too low.

Code information: SKU# 7314 (Level 2) and SKU# 7315 (Level 1) All Lots

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution -- USA, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Thailand.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    If the control solution bottle is not thoroughly shaken prior to use, the control test result may be higher than the control range and may not be recognized and marked as a control test by the blood glucose meter. Also, the control solution, used as a quality control test in blood glucose meter systems, may read outside the specified range too high or too low.