Cardinal Health Genius 3 Tympanic Thermometer- electric thermometer Item Code: 303013 Recall

Check Your Product

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

Reason for Recall

As stated by FDA

The frequency of calibration for the Genius Tympanic Thermometer as stated in the operating manual may not ensure that thermometers always remain within the stated accuracy range ( 0.2C for Genius 2 and 0.3C for Genius 3 thermometers). The measurement readings drift upwards over time, which means that the thermometers could exceed the upper stated accuracy tolerance of +0.2C for Genius 2 or +0.3C for Genius 3.

Recommended Action

Per FDA guidance

Cardinal Health issued Correction Notice and Acknowledgement Form via overnight on October 28, 2019 to the direct consignees. The Medical Device Correction Notice provides instructions to our direct consignees to notify any customers who they may have further distributed affected product as to the market action. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Customers are instructed that if they have access to a Genius Checker/Calibrator to calibrate all affected Genius thermometers. Following calibration, customers are to contact Cardinal Health Service & Repair to schedule and arrange for the software update on their Genius Checker/Calibrator. Once the updated Genius Checker/Calibrator has been returned to your facility, recalibrate all thermometers. If a customer does not have access to a Genius Checker/Calibrator, they are instructed to contact Cardinal Health Service & Repair to schedule and arrange for their thermometer(s) to be sent to a service center. Contact Cardinal Health Service & Repair to schedule and arrange for your thermometer(s) to be sent to one of our service centers. Monday Friday between 8:00am - 8:00pm EST Service and Repair Line 877-227-3462, Option 1