Biodex Medical Systems, Inc. Atomlab 500 Dose Calibrator Software 2.0.00 through Revision 2.0.08, inclusive Model: 086-330. Recall

Check Your Product

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Reason for Recall

As stated by FDA

When deleting a previously entered custom isotope, the software deletes the isotope, but not the associated dial setting. Possible other stored custom isotopes may then have incorrect dial settings and may lead to an incorrect dose measurement and/or misadministration

Recommended Action

Per FDA guidance

Biodex issued Urgent Medical Deice Recall Letter on 8/16/21 via email. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Review the dial settings associated with custom isotope and confirm they have not been changed. Compare the measured activity with a dose calibrator from another manufacturer The error can be immediately corrected by restarting the system. We recommend that you promptly download new software. The error is corrected in Software Revision 2.0.10. The corrected software upgrade is available as a download from the Biodex website at the following link Atomlab 500 Dose Calibrator Software Update v2.0.10 - Software Updates - Nuclear Medicine | Biodex. System registration is required for download. Please email us at supportservices@biodex.com to acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm commitment to download the software update. To minimize risk of illness or injury, please download the software correction, as soon as possible. If you have any questions or require any additional information, please contact supportservices@biodex.com.