Recall Z-0682-2025

Nova Biomedical Corporation · initiated November 20, 2024

Class I Open, Classified

Class I – dangerous or defective products that could cause serious health problems or death

Product

StatStrip Glucose Ketone Hospital Meter System. Model/Catalog Number: 63683. Prescription use blood glucose ketone meter for near-patient testing

Codes / lots: Model No 63683. UDI-DI (01)38548063685. Software versions: v0.0.13.10 to v0.0.13.44.

Reason for recall

A software bug within the meter firmware leads to transmission of erroneous glucose and/or ketone patient test results to a healthcare institution's data management system (DMS) at healthcare sites using WiFi if a user navigates to the Review Results screen while the meter is in the process of transmitting the current test result to the DMS.

FDA-determined cause: Software design

Action taken

Nova Biomedical notified consignees via letter on 11/20/2024. Consignees were instructed that all current Nova StatStrip customers that have gone Live with their new meters recently received a meter software update (v.0.0.13.45 or above) from Nova Biomedical to eliminate the potential risk described above. All remaining customers that have been shipped StatStrip meters impacted by this field correction, will have their meter software updated by Nova Biomedical or local dealer prior to going "Live" with their new meters.

Details

Recall number
Z-0682-2025
Initiated
November 20, 2024
Posted by FDA
December 20, 2024
Quantity
347 units
Distribution
Distribution US Nationwide including Puerto Rico, Germany, Italy, Israel, Switzerland, Australia, Great Britain, and the Netherlands.
Recalling firm
Nova Biomedical Corporation, Waltham, MA

Official FDA recall record

Other products in the same recall event

RecallProductInitiated
Z-0681-2025 Class IStatStrip Glucose Hospital Meter System. Model/Catalog Number: 63685. Prescription use…A software bug within the Gen 2 StatStrip Hospital Meter firmware leads to transmission of erroneous glucose… 11/20/2024Open, Classified
Z-0683-2025 Class IStatStrip Glucose Ketone (mmol/L) Hospital Meter System. Model/Catalog Number: 63910.…A software bug within the meter firmware leads to transmission of erroneous glucose and/or ketone patient… 11/20/2024Open, Classified