7/14/2023 0 Comments Istat creatinine![]() If the results do not match the patients clinical presentation, the patient sample should be retested using an alternate test method or a reference laboratory. " Clinicians should be advised to consider a patients signs, symptoms, history, and results of other diagnostic tests when interpreting results from these cartridges. " Facilities that continue to use the BLUE CHEM8 and CG4 cartridges for arterial and venous specimens should inform clinicians and laboratory staff that the performance of these cartridges has not yet been fully characterized. Abbott will notify customers if/when the products receive FDA clearance for use with arterial and venous whole blood samples in non-waived settings. If an alternate method is not available, the BLUE CHEM8 and CG4 cartridges will still be available while Abbott is working toward FDA clearance for facilities in non-waived settings (i.e., facilities that hold a Certificate of Compliance or Accreditation). On, the firm notified customers of the product recall via letters, customer emails, follow-up phone calls/visits by sales representatives, and a website posting at Customers were instructed to do the following:įacilities using the i-STAT BLUE CHEM8 cartridges in CLIA waived settings should transition to alternate CLIA waived testing methods or engage a reference laboratory for the tests your facility requires.įacilities should discontinue use of the i-STAT BLUE CHEM8 and CG4 cartridges with capillary samples.įacilities should use an alternate method, if available, for the tests included in the i-STAT BLUE CHEM8 and CG4 cartridges for arterial and venous specimens. The i-STAT CHEM8 cartridge contains nine measured assays (sodium, potassium, chloride, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), ionized calcium, TCO2, glucose, creatinine and hematocrit) and is categorized as a CLIA waived test for venous whole blood samples, meaning this cartridge could be used in a facility with a CLIA Certificate of Waiver as a waived test. Different CLIA standards apply to waived and non-waived tests as well as the facilities that perform these types of tests. The I-STAT BLUE CHEM8 and CG4 cartridges are not FDA cleared and do not have CLIA waived status.ĬLIA recognizes two types of laboratory tests: waived and non-waived. ![]() UDI (01) 00054749001910 - Product Usage: The i-STAT CHEM8 cartridge may be used for the quantitative measurement of sodium, potassium, chloride, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), ionized calcium, TCO2, glucose, creatinine, and hematocrit in venous, arterial or capillary whole blood. I-STAT CHEM8 cartridges (blue), List No. Electrode, ion specific, sodium - Product Code JGS
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