FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 11170842, IVD The ADVIA 560 Hematology System is a fully-automated, high-quality hematology system for in vitro diagnostic use in clinical laboratories

Recall: Z-1500-2016 · Reported April 27, 2016

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1500-2016
Event ID
73588
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
April 27, 2016
Initiation Date
March 10, 2016
Classification Date
April 20, 2016
Termination Date
June 7, 2018
Address
511 Benedict Ave, N/A, Tarrytown, NY, 10591-5005, United States

Description

ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 11170842, IVD The ADVIA 560 Hematology System is a fully-automated, high-quality hematology system for in vitro diagnostic use in clinical laboratories

Reason

Software anomaly; Siemens identified that software version 1.4.2133 on the ADVIA 560 Hematology System does not trigger the following flags: The G or L morphology flags for immature granulocytes (IG) and atypical lymphocytes (ATYP), respectively. The results from patient samples which have immature granulocytes or atypical lymphocytes will not generate the flags when they should. As defined in t

Code Info

All serial numbers of ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution including Puerto Rico and to the states of : California, Illinois, Washington and Wisconsin., and to the countries of : Angola, Austria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Uganda and United Kingdom.

Quantity

US: 8 systems; Foreign: 64 systems