FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Dimension(R) Chemistry Wash (RD701), Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10445052 Product Usage: Used in the Dimension(R) system with the heterogeneous module

Recall: Z-0561-2014 · Reported January 1, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0561-2014
Event ID
65131
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
January 1, 2014
Initiation Date
May 6, 2013
Classification Date
December 23, 2013
Termination Date
August 27, 2014
Address
500 Gbc Dr Ms 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark, DE, 19702-2466, United States

Description

Dimension(R) Chemistry Wash (RD701), Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10445052 Product Usage: Used in the Dimension(R) system with the heterogeneous module

Reason

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics received complaints of Chemistry Wash causing QC and patient sample result shifts on CTN1, LTN1, FT4, TSH, PBNP and LPBN when using Chemistry Wash lots RD23031, RD23111, RD23241, RD23311, RD23391, and RD23461. These lots shipped between 12/12/2012 and 3/22/2013. Internal investigation has confirmed shifts can be encountered in two scenarios: 1 - When an affected l

Code Info

Lot numbers RD23031, exp 2013-04-29; RD23111, exp 2013-05-07; RD23241, exp 2013-05-19; RD23311, exp 2013-06-04; and RD23461, exp 2013-06-11

Distribution

US Nationwide and OUS.

Quantity

17,719