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T3F, Free T3 Assay, REF/Catalog Number L2KF32 (200 tests)… recallZ-0868-2014 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics · initiated Aug 27, 2013

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in January 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 or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
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Why it was recalled

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics confirmed customer complaints regarding an increase in the number of euthyroid patients (those with normal function of the thyroid) demonstrating values above the recommended normal range as published in the Instructions For Use for the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 and/or IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi for several lots of Free T3 kits. A positive bias in quality control results was also observed, but the values may remain within the established ranges.

FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component

What the company is doing

Urgent Medical Device Recall Letters (dated 8/27/13) and Field Recall Effectiveness Check Forms were sent to the affected customers (starting on 8/27/13) informing them to discontinue use of and discard the IMMULITE Free T3 reagent kit lots. Customers were instructed to contact their local Siemens representative for assistance. Customers are requested to complete and return the Effectiveness Check Form included with the recall letter within thirty (30) days.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0868-2014
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Aug 27, 2013
Posted by the FDA
Jan 30, 2014
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Quantity
4695 kits in total
Product code
CDP
FDA submissions
K974634
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Belarus, Canary Islands, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Republic of South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Thailand, Taiwan, Uruguay, Usbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, and United Arab Emirates.

Product description

T3F, Free T3 Assay, REF/Catalog Number L2KF32 (200 tests), Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10381675, and REF/Catalog Number L2KF36 (600 Tests), SMN 10381682; an IVD Immunoassay kit for use with the IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 200 XPi Analyzers --- Origin: UK Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL UK. For the quantitative measurement of Free T3 in serum, as an aid in the clinical assessment of thyroid status.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot Numbers 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 743

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K974634 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 66055).

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