Device recall: Sunquest Encompass The reporting site is using the Encompass software in an acute patient care setting.
Class III FDA enforcement event 62751. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Sunquest is recalling the Sunquest Encompass versions 2.4 and later because the specimen collect time is displaying and printing one hour later than the actual collect time only when Daylight Saving Time is active.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. started this device recall on 13 Apr 2009. The firm address in the FDA record is in Tucson, AZ. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 62751 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 29 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 22 Aug 2012.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and country of: Bahamas.
Recalling firm
Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2243-2012 | Sunquest Encompass The reporting site is using the Encompass software in an acute patient care setting. | 23 clients | Class III | Terminated | 29 Aug 2012 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2009
- 26
- Share of these events in Class III
- 12%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 9
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2012 | Sunquest Laboratory Sunquest Laboratory is intended for use by professionals working in a clinical laboratory. Sunquest | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 5 Dec 2011 | Sunquest Laboratory Versions 6.4 and later using Microbiology Result Entry | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 15 Nov 2011 | Sunquest Laboratory : intended for use by professionals working in a clinical laboratory. | Device | Class III | 1 |
| 3 Nov 2011 | Sunquest Laboratory, version 7.0 not available | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 12 Aug 2011 | Sunquest Laboratory SMART & Sunquest Laboratory SMART Select Product Usage: for clinical use | Device | Class III | 1 |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Sunquest Laboratory SMART & Sunquest Laboratory SMART Select | Device | Class III | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2010 | Sunquest Laboratory LabAccess Results Workstation (LARS) | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 19 Nov 2009 | Sunquest Application Interfacing Outbound Phlebotomy Point of Care Interface, v3.0.0_07222004 and later. | Device | Class II | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2243-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62751. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/62751/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and country of: Bahamas.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 62751?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
23 clients
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2009 have the same class?
- 12% of the 26 device events that started in 2009 are in Class III.