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Dimension Vista 500 Intelligent Lab System and Dimension… recallZ-1703-2017 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · initiated Mar 3, 2017

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in March 2017

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

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that in isolated cases when ECREA is processed immediately after the weekly automated Acid Clean routine during Probe Test, there is the remote potential for an elevation of greater than 15 percent in the ECREA result.

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

Siemens mailed an Urgent Medical Device Correction Notice letter dated March 3, 2017 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. For questions contact Siemens Customer Care Center - Technical Solutions at (800-441-9250) or your local Siemens Technical Support Representative.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-1703-2017
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Mar 3, 2017
Posted by the FDA
Mar 19, 2017
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Quantity
2733 systems
Product code
JJE
FDA submissions
K051087
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - United States Nationwide and Puerto Rico, Canada, Qatar, Republic Korea, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

Product description

Dimension Vista 500 Intelligent Lab System and Dimension Vista 1500 Intelligent Lab System, analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use Product Usage: The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Dimension Vista System is an in vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring spectral intensities to determine a variety of analytes in human body fluids. Dimension Vista chemical and immunochemical applications use photometric, turbidimetric, chemiluminescence, nephelometric and integrated ion-selective multisensor technology for clinical use.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Device Listing D011374 Serial Number: All serial numbers

Other devices under the same FDA submission

4 devices cleared under K051087 — 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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