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Siemens Calibrator E recallZ-0164-2015 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc · initiated Sep 26, 2014

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in December 2014

Is my device affected?

  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

Positive bias for Calibrator E lot kits ending in 38 and 39 with the ADVIA Centaur Systems Cortisol and Progesterone assays compared to the respective master curves.

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

An Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC) was sent to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics customers in the United States on September 26, 2014. An Urgent Field Safety Notice (UFSN) was sent out for distribution to all customers outside the United States on September 26, 2014. These notices inform the customer of the positive bias with ADVIA Centaur Systems Cortisol and Progesterone when calibrated with Calibrator E kit lots ending in 38 and 39.Customers may continue use of the affected lots as the clinical utility of the assay is not impacted. The communications also provide information on the performance of the assays when they use Calibrator E kit lots ending in 40. The notices should be reviewed with the facility's laboratory or Medical director. All affected domestic customers were sent a hard copy of the Urgent Medical Device Correction via Federal Express. Fax-back forms will be used to confirm that the customers received the UMDC. For those customers that do not return a fax-back form, a Siemens representative will follow up with those customers to ensure they received the Urgent Medical Device Correction and completed the required actions. All affected customers outside the US will be provided a copy of the Urgent Field Safety Notice via hard copy, e-mail, and/or fax as determined by each country's local regulations and procedures. Each customer will be required to return a completed confirmation fax-back to Siemens. For those customers that do not return a fax-back form, a Siemens representative will follow up with those customers to ensure they received the Urgent Field Safety Notice and completed the required actions.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0164-2015
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Sep 26, 2014
Posted by the FDA
Dec 16, 2014
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Quantity
Total = 19,352 (13,881 - 2 pack, 4878 - 6 pack, 593 - 6 pack REF)
Product code
JIX
FDA submissions
K932955
Distribution
Nationwide including Puerto Rico. Worldwide: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Unit.Arab Emir., Vatican, Yemen, AR, AU, BD, BR, CA , CH, CL, CN, CO, DO, EC, EG, GT, HK, ID, IE, IL, IN, JP, KR, LY, MM, MX, MY, NI, NP, NZ, PE, PH, PY, SA, SG, SV, TH, TW, UY, VN, ZA

Product description

Siemens Calibrator E; SMN 10309079 (2 pack), SMN 10321075 (6 pack), SMN 10335532 (6 pack Ref)

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

26284A38, 26900A38, 27991A38, 28192A38, 29571A38, 31162A38, 32488A38, 35243AB39, 35295AB39, 36091AB39, 39464AB39, 40245AB39, 41317AB39, 26285A38, 27348A38, 29169A38, 30710A38, 31261A38, 32687A38, 35259AB39, 35359AB39, 36289AB39, 39031AB39, 41124AB39, 27236A38, 35051A38, 35839AB39, 40141AB39, 41702AB39

Other devices under the same FDA submission

4 devices cleared under K932955 — 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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