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IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Italian Cypress 3g Allergy… recallZ-1843-2015 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · initiated May 6, 2015

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in June 2015

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

IMMULITE 2000/2000XPi Italian Cypress (T23L4), Lots 206 and 208, fail to meet specifications to support the shelf-life stability of 2 years (24 months) expiration date as indicated on the products label.

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter (IMC-15-11A.US, dated May 6, 2015) in the US via FedEx, and an Urgent Field Safety Notice (IMC-15-11A.OUS, May 2015) outside the US on May 6, 2015. Customers were instructed to immediately discontinue use of and discard IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Italian Cypress allergen, lot 206. The shelf-life of IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Italian Cypress allergen, lot 208, has been shortened to June 30, 2015. Discontinue use and discard lot 208 after June 30, 2015. Customers are requested to complete and return the Effectiveness Check questionnaire attached to the Urgent Medical Device Recall letter within 30 days in the US and OUS and fax to Customer Care Center at 312-275-7795.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1843-2015
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
May 6, 2015
Posted by the FDA
Jun 25, 2015
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Quantity
Domestic: 17 kits, Foreign: 1549 kits
Product code
DHB
FDA submissions
K013134
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution-Distributed in the states of Florida, New Mexico and New York and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, and Spain.

Product description

IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Italian Cypress 3g Allergy, Catalog # T23L4 (40 test), Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10386079, IVD. For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE 2000 Systems Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of allergen-specific IgE in human serum, as an aid in the clinical diagnosis of IgE-mediated allergic disorders.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Kit lots 206 (exp. 6-30-2015) and 208 (exp. 11-30-2015)

Other devices under the same FDA submission

3 devices cleared under K013134 — 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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