FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot Number 46751; UDI - 008427680131024675120180908 and BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot Number 47184; UDI -008427680131024718420190221; BC Thrombin Reagent; Test, Thrombin Time Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use. Reagent for the quantitative determination of the thrombin time in citrated human plasma.

Recall: Z-0827-2018 · Reported March 7, 2018

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0827-2018
Event ID
79053
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
March 7, 2018
Initiation Date
October 17, 2017
Classification Date
March 1, 2018
Termination Date
November 4, 2019
Address
511 Benedict Ave, N/A, Tarrytown, NY, 10591-5005, United States

Description

BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot Number 46751; UDI - 008427680131024675120180908 and BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot Number 47184; UDI -008427680131024718420190221; BC Thrombin Reagent; Test, Thrombin Time Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use. Reagent for the quantitative determination of the thrombin time in citrated human plasma.

Reason

The BC Thrombin Reagent kit lot 46751 (contains Thrombin Reagent lot 517468) and kit lot 47184 (contains Thrombin Reagent lot 517469) produce unexpected prolonged Thrombin Time (TT) results for expected normal samples, and may recover above the upper limit of normal (< 21 sec.) as stated within the IFU (Instruction For Use).

Code Info

Manufactured: BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot 46751: 3673 kits BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot 47184: 3958 kits Total kits Distributed to Customers Domestic and Foreign: BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot 46751: 3549 kits BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot 47184: 2580 kits Product Code/ Lot# Date Manufactured Date Expired 46751 2016-11-01 2018-09-08 47184 2017-03-20 2019-02-21

Distribution

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Finland, France (incl. Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, French Guinea overseas departments), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Canada, and Australia.

Quantity

7631 units