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Computer Date Problems
in Medical Devices on January 1, 1999
Purpose of this Notice
The FDA is warning hospitals, emergency medical services and health care
practitioners that the kind of computer date bugs expected to produce
problems on January 1, 2000 will affect some medical devices a year early.
Electronic messages posted on the Rx2000 Solutions Institute listserver
raise concerns that 15 instruments from seven manufacturers of medical
devices will not work correctly after December 31, 1998. The e-mail alleges
these products will not be able to accommodate the transition from December
31, 1998 to January 1, 1999.
FDA has worked with all seven manufacturers of these 15 devices to
investigate the allegations. Manufacturers of two of the devices have
verified that some aspects of the problems can happen. But the remaining
manufacturers have reported that the other devices should experience no
difficulty in the transition from 1998 to 1999. Some of these products,
however, may have problems next year moving from 1999 to 2000.
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For full statement see <http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/yr2000/y2k99prob.html>
Graham
Graham P P Ride, Cybermetrix Ltd. CCP 2000 Ltd.
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