Angel,
Thank you for sharing this information with us about the Accu-check meters.
Virgie and Hoshi
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Subject: Fw: [Blindadult] Accu-Chek Aviva meters recalled


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> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:43 PM
> Subject: [Blindadult] Accu-Chek Aviva meters recalled
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>> Jan. 20, 2006 --The FDA and Roche Diagnostics have announced a voluntary
>> worldwide recall of specific Accu-Chek Aviva meters, which are used by
> people
>> with diabetes to measure blood sugar levels.
>> The recall is due to the potential for the meters to have an electronic
>> malfunction, which can cause incorrect readings or make the meter shut
> down and
>> become unusable.
>> The recall only applies to meters with certain serial numbers. "Only the
>> recalled Accu-Chek Aviva Meters have the potential to experience the
> electronic
>> malfunction," states an FDA news release.
>> The serial number is found on the back of the meter.
>> "If the serial number falls within the range of 52500000000 through
>> 52510999999, it is potentially affected and therefore subject to this
> recall,"  states
>> Roche Diagnostics, manufacturer of the meters, in a news release posted
> on
>> the FDA's web site.
>> In the U.S., the recalled serial numbers range from 52500000000 through
>> 52510999999. Outside the U.S., the recall includes:
>>     *   Serial numbers 52600000000 through 52610999999
>>     *   Serial numbers 52700000000 through 52710999999
>>     *   Serial numbers 52800000000 through 52810999999
>> The recall does not apply to meters with U.S. serial numbers 52511000000
> and
>> higher, or to Accu-Chek Aviva test strips, states Roche Diagnostics.
>> Roche Diagnostics will replace the recalled meters and asks patients,
> health
>> care workers, pharmacists, and distributors with recalled meters to call
>> (888)  591-5084 for a product replacement.
>> Roche Diagnostics, which launched the Accu-Chek Aviva meter in the U.S. 
>> in
>> August 2005, estimates that there are 150,000 Accu-Chek Aviva meters with
> the
>> recalled serial numbers in the U.S.
>> The firm's news release states that as of Jan. 16, there were three
> confirmed
>>  reports of meter malfunctions in the U.S. and five cases in other
> countries.
>> Roche Diagnostics asks U.S. consumers with general questions about the
> meters
>>  to call the Accu-Chek Customer Care Service Center at (800) 858-8072.
> U.S.
>> health care workers may contact a different Accu-Check phone number: 
>> (800)
>> 440-3638.
>> "Lord, hold our troops in  your  loving hands! . Protect them as they
>> protect us. Bless them and  their  families for the selfless acts they
>> perform for us in our time of  need.  I ask this in the name of Jesus,
>> our Lord and Savior.  Amen."
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