BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    Dimension¿ CREA (Creatinine) and Dimension Vista¿ CREA (Creatinine); The CREA method used on the Dimension¿ clinical chemistry system is an in vitro diagnostic test intended for the quantitative determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine.

    Recall: Z-2741-2015 · Reported September 16, 2015

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-2741-2015
    Event ID
    71725
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    September 16, 2015
    Initiation Date
    July 15, 2015
    Classification Date
    September 5, 2015
    Termination Date
    March 24, 2017
    Address
    500 Gbc Dr Ms 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark, DE, 19702-2466, United States

    Description

    Dimension¿ CREA (Creatinine) and Dimension Vista¿ CREA (Creatinine); The CREA method used on the Dimension¿ clinical chemistry system is an in vitro diagnostic test intended for the quantitative determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine.

    Reason

    Siemens has confirmed that the Dimension CREA and Dimension Vista CREA may produce falsely depressed results up to - 12.7% and -22% respectively, for a creatinine concentration of 1.5 mg/dL when hemolysis exceeds 200 mg/dL and 300 mg/dL respectively.

    Code Info

    Dimension CREA Lot Numbers: DB5195 FA5211 EA5233 DA5258 FA5275 BA5293 EA5315 EA5316 GA5342 FA5351 FA5352 FA6006 BA6026 BA6027 EB6047 GB6076 GA6097 BA6111 BA6112 FB6139 with expiration dates: 2015-07-14 2015-07-30 2015-08-21 2015-09-15 2015-10-02 2015-10-20 2015-11-11 2015-11-12 2015-12-08 2015-12-17 2015-12-18 2016-01-06 2016-01-26 2016-01-27 2016-02-16 2016-03-16 2016-04-06 2016-04-20 2016-04-21 2016-05-20 Dimension Vista CREA Lot Numbers: 14177BB 14212BD 14234BH 14261BC 14280BA 14301BB 14321AC 14346AC 15012AA 15042BA 15054AB 15076BA 15091BA 15125BB 15125BA 15141AA with expiration dates: 2015-06-26 2015-07-31 2015-08-22 2015-09-18 2015-10-07 2015-10-28 2015-11-17 2015-12-12 2016-01-12 2016-02-11 2016-02-23 2016-03-16 2016-03-31 2016-05-04 2016-05-04 2016-05-22

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) and to the countries of : Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovinia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Morocco, Netherlands, Nepal, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen.

    Quantity

    Total number Dimension Vista - 32,165, Dimension - 238,634