ADVIA Chemistry ToxAmmonia Calibrator- In vitro diagnostic… recallZ-1631-2023 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · initiated Apr 5, 2023

Open, Classified

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Why it was recalled

Reassignment of the Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrators (TOX CAL) and ADVIA Chemistry ToxAmmonia Calibrators for the Atellica CH Salicylate (Sal) Assay due to a positive bias

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

Siemens issued Urgent Medical Device Corrections (UMDC) ACHC23-03.A.US and ACHC23- 03.A.US.CHC to US customers via FedEx beginning on 04/05/2023. An Urgent Field Safety Notices (UFSN) ACHC23-03.A.OUS and ACHC23-03.A.OUS.CHC issued to OUS Siemens reporting sites with affected customers, for distribution and regional reporting to their local competent authorities beginning on 04/05/2023. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Please review this letter with your Medical Director to determine the appropriate course of action, including for any previously generated results, if applicable. Until the updated lot-specific value sheets are available on Document Library, keep a copy of this letter as a reference for the updated salicylate calibrator values. Perform the instructions provided in Additional Information section below. Complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached to this letter within 30 days. If you have received any complaints of illness or adverse events associated with the products listed in Table 1, immediately contact your local Siemens Healthineers Customer Care Center or your local Siemens Healthineers technical support representative.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-1631-2023
Status: Open, Classified
Initiated by the company: Apr 5, 2023
Posted by the FDA: May 25, 2023
Recalling firm: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Quantity: 447 unit US; 1537 units OUS
Product code: JLX
FDA submissions: K031683
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Product description

ADVIA Chemistry ToxAmmonia Calibrator- In vitro diagnostic use in the calibration of ethanol (ETOH_2), ammonia (AMM), acetaminophen (ACET), and salicylate (SAL) assays on the ADVIA Chemistry systems Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10309217

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

UDI-DI: 00630414479286 Lot Numbers: 9520531 Exp.Date: 2023-05-31; 9520341 Exp. Date: 2024-03-31

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

ADVIA® Chemistry ToxAmmonia Cal 10309217
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. · CALIBRATOR, MULTI-ANALYTE MIXTURE
1 recall0 reports

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K031683 are not named by identifier in this recall. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Atellica CH TOX Calibrator 11099440
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. · Calibrator, multi-analyte mixture
1 recall0 reports

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 92179).

Z-1632-2023 · Open, Classified
Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrator (TOX CAL)-The Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrator (TOX CAL) is for in vitro diagnostic use in calibrating the Acet, ETOH and Sal assays using the At…

Sources and updates

Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.

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