- Recalling firm
- Abbott Point Of Care Inc.
- Reason for recall
- Approximately 7.6% of cartridges from specific i-STAT EG7+ (list number 03P76-25), i-STAT EG6+ (list number 03P77-25) and i-STAT G3+ (list number 03P78-26) cartridge lots in the U.S. marketplace may report higher than expected PCO2 and lower than expected pH results due to a manufacturing issue. A falsely high pCO2 together with a falsely low pH makes the blood gas appear as if the patient is in severe respiratory acidosis. If the clinician believes the values are real, it may trigger unnecessary or even harmful interventions such as unnecessary ventilator changes, unnecessary medications, potential harm from overcorrection, or delays in identifying true problems.
- Affected products (lot / model / serial)
- List Number: 03P76-25; UDI-DI: 00054749000043; Lot numbers: N25206, N25207, N25209, N25213, N25218, N25219, N25233;
- Units affected
- 369650 units (150875 US, 218775 OUS)
- Distribution pattern
- Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, IRELAND, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, MAURITIUS, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM.
- Firm location
- Princeton, NJ, United States
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the firm notified customers
- Letter
- Product type
- Devices
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall number
- Z-1999-2026
- Recall initiated
- April 1, 2026
- FDA classification date
- April 29, 2026
- FDA report date
- May 6, 2026
- FDA event ID
- 98635
- Last updated on HTM Vibe
- July 24, 2026