FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Siemens Dimension Vista¿ CHEM 1 CAL, lot 3GM081. The CHEM 1 CAL is an in vitro diagnostic product for the calibration of Calcium (CA), Cholesterol (CHOL), Creatinine (CREA), Glucose (GLU), Lactic Acid (LA), Magnesium (MG), Thyroxine (T4), Thyroxine Uptake (TU), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), and Uric Acid (UA) methods on the Dimension Vista¿ System.

Recall: Z-2720-2014 · Reported October 8, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-2720-2014
Event ID
69063
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
October 8, 2014
Initiation Date
August 18, 2014
Classification Date
September 29, 2014
Termination Date
February 2, 2015
Address
500 Gbc Dr Ms 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark, DE, 19702-2466, United States

Description

Siemens Dimension Vista¿ CHEM 1 CAL, lot 3GM081. The CHEM 1 CAL is an in vitro diagnostic product for the calibration of Calcium (CA), Cholesterol (CHOL), Creatinine (CREA), Glucose (GLU), Lactic Acid (LA), Magnesium (MG), Thyroxine (T4), Thyroxine Uptake (TU), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), and Uric Acid (UA) methods on the Dimension Vista¿ System.

Reason

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has received complaints for low recovery of Magnesium (MG) Quality Control (QC) and patient samples following calibration of MG with the Dimension Vista® CHEM 1 CAL, lot 3GM081. Investigation by Siemens confirms that QC and patient samples under-recovers MG by 0.25 mg/dL [0.10 mmol/L] across the assay range following calibration with 3GM081.

Code Info

lot 3GM081, exp. 07-01-2014

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (Nationwide) and Internationally to Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Finland France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia South Korea Spain Switzerland

Quantity

9769 Total (6000 US)