FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Siemens ADVIA Centaur Folate Cat No. 06891541 SMN 10325366 (500 tests) Cat No. 06367974 SMN 10310308 (100 tests) Cat No. 00203473 SMN 10331250 (Ref) (500 tests) Cat No. 09132781 SMN 10340209 (Ref) (2500 tests) For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in serum or red blood cells using the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP systems

Recall: Z-1564-2014 · Reported May 14, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1564-2014
Event ID
67839
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
May 14, 2014
Initiation Date
March 25, 2014
Classification Date
May 7, 2014
Termination Date
April 30, 2015
Address
333 Coney St, N/A, East Walpole, MA, 02032-1516, United States

Description

Siemens ADVIA Centaur Folate Cat No. 06891541 SMN 10325366 (500 tests) Cat No. 06367974 SMN 10310308 (100 tests) Cat No. 00203473 SMN 10331250 (Ref) (500 tests) Cat No. 09132781 SMN 10340209 (Ref) (2500 tests) For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in serum or red blood cells using the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP systems

Reason

Serum controls may go out of range low with the ADVIA Centaur ¿Systems Folate assay and a shift in whole blood patient may result with kit lots ending in 219 and 223

Code Info

Kit Lots ending in and exp date: 219 Exp. Date 25 March, 2014; 222 Exp Date 12 May, 2014; 224 Exp Date 04 August, 2014; 225 Exp Date 04 August, 2014; 226 Exp Date 12 September, 2014; 227 Exp. Date 06 October, 2014

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland Finland France Fren.Polynesia Germany Great Britain Greece Guadeloupe Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Martinique Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Fed. Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Unit.Arab Emir.

Quantity

49123 units