Who should I contact about this recall?

Contact Instrumentation Laboratory directly, or the distributor/pharmacy that supplied the product, to confirm whether your specific lot or unit is affected. Argus HQ aggregates the public FDA recall record and is not the recalling firm.

Has Instrumentation Laboratory had other FDA recalls or enforcement actions?

Yes. Argus HQ has recorded 6 total FDA actions tied to Instrumentation Laboratory, including 6 recalls and 0 warning letters.

What is the current status of this recall?

Status as recorded by FDA: Ongoing.

FDA Class II Recall: Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM… by Instrumentation Laboratory

Key facts

Recalling firm	Instrumentation Laboratory
Manufacturer	Not disclosed in the FDA record.
Brand name	Not disclosed in the FDA record.
Product description	Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM Premier 5000 Model/Catalog Number: 00024019255 Portable blood analyzer system
Classification	Class II
Recall number	Z-2825-2026
Report date	Not disclosed in the FDA record.
Status	Ongoing
Reason for recall	Potential for Bar Code Reader (BCR) wands, used with the GEM Premier 5000 and GEM Premier 7000 systems, to assign patient results to an incorrect patient ID.

Key takeaway: FDA classified a recall by Instrumentation Laboratory as Class II, reported 20260805. The affected product is Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM Premier 5000 Model/Catalog Number: 00024019255 Portable blood analyzer system (recall number Z-2825-2026). Reason for recall: Potential for Bar Code Reader (BCR) wands, used with the GEM Premier 5000 and GEM Premier 7000 systems, to assign patient results to an incorrect patient ID.. Status: Ongoing. A Class II recall is FDA’s middle classification. FDA assigns Class II when use of, or exposure to, the recalled product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. FDA still requires the recalling firm to notify affected accounts and submit status reports on the correction, though the monitoring intensity is lower than for a Class I recall.

What consumers should do

Facilities, clinicians, and consumers holding an affected unit or lot of Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM Premier 5000 Model/Catalog Number: 00024019255 Portable blood analyzer system should stop using it for the purpose described in the recall notice and hold remaining stock pending instructions from Instrumentation Laboratory. FDA recall records typically direct the recalling firm to notify known accounts directly with a recall letter describing the specific corrective action -- replacement, field correction, refund, or return. Anyone who received the product through a distributor rather than directly from Instrumentation Laboratory should confirm with their supplier whether their specific lot or unit is on the affected list, since recall notices are lot- or unit-specific and not every unit of a product line is necessarily included. Questions about a specific unit's status should go to Instrumentation Laboratory directly or to the distributor that supplied it; Argus HQ is a public-record aggregator, not the recalling firm, and cannot confirm individual unit status.

What this classification means

A Class II recall is FDA’s middle classification. FDA assigns Class II when use of, or exposure to, the recalled product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. FDA still requires the recalling firm to notify affected accounts and submit status reports on the correction, though the monitoring intensity is lower than for a Class I recall. FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (for devices) or Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (for drugs) reviews the classification and can require additional corrective action if the initial response is judged insufficient. Because this record is filed as Class II, professionals and consumers handling an affected lot should treat FDA's own classification -- not this page's summary of it -- as the authoritative risk signal. A Class I recall is FDA’s most serious classification. FDA assigns Class I when there is a reasonable probability that use of, or exposure to, the recalled product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. This classification does not mean harm has already occurred in every case -- it reflects FDA’s assessment of the realistic worst-case risk profile of the defect described in the recall, based on the reason for recall reported by the firm. Class I recalls receive the closest FDA monitoring of the three classes: the recalling firm typically must submit a recall strategy, periodic status reports, and effectiveness checks confirming that the affected lots have actually been removed from distribution or corrected in the field.

Instrumentation Laboratory’s FDA history

Argus HQ has recorded 6 total FDA actions tied to Instrumentation Laboratory: 0 warning letters, 6 recalls, 0 approval records, and 0 Form 483 inspection citations.

Frequently asked questions

Who should I contact about this recall?: Contact Instrumentation Laboratory directly, or the distributor/pharmacy that supplied the product, to confirm whether your specific lot or unit is affected. Argus HQ aggregates the public FDA recall record and is not the recalling firm.
Has Instrumentation Laboratory had other FDA recalls or enforcement actions?: Yes. Argus HQ has recorded 6 total FDA actions tied to Instrumentation Laboratory, including 6 recalls and 0 warning letters.
What is the FDA recall number for this event?: FDA recall number Z-2825-2026.
What is the current status of this recall?: Status as recorded by FDA: Ongoing.

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Argus HQ Research (2026). FDA Class II Recall: Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM… by Instrumentation Laboratory — Recall Details. Digital Empire Holdings LLC. Retrieved from https://argushq.ai/recall/instrumentation-laboratory-z-2825-2026-2026-08-05

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"FDA Class II Recall: Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM… by Instrumentation Laboratory — Recall Details." Argus HQ Research, Digital Empire Holdings LLC, 2026, argushq.ai/recall/instrumentation-laboratory-z-2825-2026-2026-08-05.

Chicago

Argus HQ Research. "FDA Class II Recall: Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM… by Instrumentation Laboratory — Recall Details." Digital Empire Holdings LLC. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://argushq.ai/recall/instrumentation-laboratory-z-2825-2026-2026-08-05.

BibTeX

@misc{argushq_argushq_ai_recall_instrumentation_laboratory_z_2825_2026_2026_08_05_2026,
  title = {FDA Class II Recall: Brand Name: GEM Premier 5000 Product Name: GEM… by Instrumentation Laboratory — Recall Details},
  author = {{Argus HQ Research}},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Digital Empire Holdings LLC},
  url = {https://argushq.ai/recall/instrumentation-laboratory-z-2825-2026-2026-08-05},
  note = {Accessed: August 13, 2026}
}

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