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ADVIA Centaur HCY Diluent - 10mL Bottle Catalog number… recallZ-1960-2014 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc · initiated Jun 25, 2013

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in July 2014

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  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

ADVIA Centaur Homocysteine dilution recovery on the diluent identified the percent recovery for the 1:10 patient sample dilutions lower than reported in the Instructions for Use (IFU).

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

Siemens Healthcare sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice that was sent to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics customers in the United States on June 25, 2013. The Urgent Field Safety Notice was sent out for distribution to all customers outside the United States on June 24, 2013. These notices inform the customer that the 1:10 diluted patient recovery is lower than reported in the Instructions for Use (IFU). Customers should discontinue use of both manual and on board 1:10 dilutions of samples with the ADVIA Centaur HCY assay. Customers can continue to use a manual or on board 1 :2 dilution for samples with results outside of the assay range. Siemens has confirmed the performance at the 1 :2 dilution level meets the IFU ranges. Please retain this letter with your laboratory records, and forward this letter to those who may have received this product. We apologize for the inconvenience this situation has caused. If you have any questions, please contact your Siemens Technical Solutions Center or your local Siemens technical support representative. For further questions please call (508) 668-5000.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1960-2014
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jun 25, 2013
Posted by the FDA
Jul 2, 2014
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Quantity
51 units
Product code
LPS
FDA submissions
K013406
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland ,Turkey, Unit.Arab Emir and Vatican

Product description

ADVIA Centaur HCY Diluent - 10mL Bottle Catalog number 09877493 (124533), SMN 10310370, and Ancillary Pack Catalog number 03302138 (124581), SMN 10378677. Used on the ADVIA Centaur, ADVIA Centaur XP and ADVIA Centaur CP platforms. For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of total homocysteine (HCY) in serum or plasma.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot #/Exp. Date: 88D1524 01 Jun 2014 88D3303 26 Nov 2013

Other devices under the same FDA submission

2 devices cleared under K013406 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

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