FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Siemens Dimension Vista(R) System Vista Drug 4 Calibrator. The device is used as an in vitro diagnostic product.

Recall: Z-1151-2013 · Reported April 24, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1151-2013
Event ID
64596
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
April 24, 2013
Initiation Date
February 21, 2013
Classification Date
April 18, 2013
Termination Date
January 7, 2014
Address
500 Gbc Dr Ms 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark, DE, 19702-2466, United States

Description

Siemens Dimension Vista(R) System Vista Drug 4 Calibrator. The device is used as an in vitro diagnostic product.

Reason

Siemens has confirmed complaints of low QC and patient recovery with the Dimension Vista(R) LOCI(R) Digoxin(DIGXN) Flex(R) reagent cartridge when calibrating DIGXN with either Drug 4 Cal (KC460) lot 2KD052 or Drug 4 Cal (KC460A) lot 2KD053. Internal testing has shown an average 15% low bias in the therapeutic range of 0.9 to 2.0 ng/mL.

Code Info

Catalog Number KC460, SMN 10472284, lot 2KD052, exp 5/1/14 and Catalog Number KC460A, SMN 10476471, lot 2KD053, exp 5/1/14.

Distribution

Distributed within the US to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

Quantity

1,638