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      "city": "Norwood",
      "state": "MA",
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      "event_id": "72044",
      "recalling_firm": "Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc",
      "address_1": "2 Edgewater Dr",
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      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
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      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of   Canada, Albania, Austria, Australia, Bosnia Herzeg., Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, India, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, Taiwan, South Africa, Unit.Arab Emirates",
      "recall_number": "Z-2814-2015",
      "product_description": "Siemens RAPIDPoint 500 Measurement Cartridge Lactate (400) tests  Part Number: 10491448    Product Usage:  The RAPIDPoint 500 system is designed for professional use in a point-of-care or laboratory environment. This system tests blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, total hemoglobin, and hemoglobin derivatives in arterial, venous, and capillary whole blood samples. The following parameters are tested: pH, pC02, p02, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, glucose, lactate, tHb, F02Hb, FCHb, FMetHb, FHHb, nBili",
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      "reason_for_recall": "RAPIDPoint 500 measurement cartridge serial numbers 2517102517 through 2519000012, negative sodium bias on both QC and patient results",
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