FDA Enforcement Class III Terminated

Immunoradiometric assay.

Recall: Z-0647-2013 · Reported January 16, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0647-2013
Event ID
63852
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
E-Mail
Report Date
January 16, 2013
Initiation Date
November 28, 2012
Classification Date
January 7, 2013
Termination Date
October 28, 2013
Address
511 Benedict Ave, Tarrytown, NY, 10591-5005, United States

Description

Immunoradiometric assay.

Reason

The recall was initiated because Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics confirmed an under-recovery of dose values with some vials of Coat-A-Consta (CAC) IRMA TSH calibrators TSI4 (level B), TSI5 (level C), TSI6 (level D), TSI8 (level F), and TSI9 (level G) lot 035. The affected calibrator vials can be identified by a darker yellow color than normal. The TSI3 (level A), TSI7 (level E), and TSIX (level H)

Code Info

Lots 831 and 832

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA including CA, GA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, and Puerto Rico. Internationally to Agentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Guatemala, South Korea, Philippines, Paraguay, Taiwan, and Uraguay,

Quantity

Lot 831=19 units (all foreign consignees) and Lot 832=2 units (all foreign consignees)