FDA Enforcement Class III Terminated

Dimension(R) IRON Calibrator (DC85), Siemens material number 10445010. The Dimension(R) IRON Calibrator is an in vitro diagnostic product intended to be used to calibrate the Iron method for the Dimension(R) clinical chemistry system.

Recall: Z-0745-2013 · Reported February 6, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0745-2013
Event ID
64081
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
February 6, 2013
Initiation Date
December 20, 2012
Classification Date
January 28, 2013
Termination Date
January 8, 2014
Address
500 Gbc Dr Ms 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark, DE, 19702-2466, United States

Description

Dimension(R) IRON Calibrator (DC85), Siemens material number 10445010. The Dimension(R) IRON Calibrator is an in vitro diagnostic product intended to be used to calibrate the Iron method for the Dimension(R) clinical chemistry system.

Reason

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has received complaints of IRON calibrations outside of acceptable calibration slope (m) values (0.97 - 1.03) when using IRON calibrator lots 2DN060 and 2FN063. Lots 2GN068 and 2JN074 may also be impacted but no complaints have been received.

Code Info

Siemens material number 10445010 -- and lot numbers 2DN060, exp 2013-10-01; 2FN063, exp 2013-12-01; 2GN068, exp 2014-01-01; and 2JN073, exp 2014-03-01.

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution.

Quantity

5999