In article <[log in to unmask]>, Graham Ride
<[log in to unmask]> writes
><QUOTE>
>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.
Don't you love these early warnings?
Mary
>
>
>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.
>
><UNQUOTE>
>
>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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>
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>
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