FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Dade Actin Activated Cephaloplastin Reagent; Liquid rabbit brain cephalin with plasma activator for use in the determination of the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and other coagulation procedures requiring an activated partial thromboplastin reagent.

Recall: Z-1703-2015 · Reported June 10, 2015

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1703-2015
Event ID
71273
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
June 10, 2015
Initiation Date
March 25, 2015
Classification Date
June 2, 2015
Termination Date
January 24, 2017
Address
500 Gbc Dr Ms 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark, DE, 19702-2466, United States

Description

Dade Actin Activated Cephaloplastin Reagent; Liquid rabbit brain cephalin with plasma activator for use in the determination of the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and other coagulation procedures requiring an activated partial thromboplastin reagent.

Reason

Recovery for assayed controls are out of assigned ranges. A drift >3 seconds in the normal APTT range and/or >15% in the pathological range has been observed. Patient samples with recoveries close to the medical decision points could exhibit a deviation up to 4 seconds for the normal range and up to 33% for the pathological range.

Code Info

Catalog Number B4218-1, Material Number 10445709, lot numbers 557128, 557129, 557130, 557131, 557132, 557133, 557134, 557135, 557140, 557141 , expiration dates:10/31/2015, 11/21/2015, 2/16/2016

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution. US naionwide including Puerto Rico, Barbados and Mexico.

Quantity

27501