BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    ADVIA Centaur Prolactin Assay: ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B Catalog Number. Prolactin:110757 and 110758: US:Calibrator B 00652707 (6 pack) or 00649625 (2 pack ) OUS: 2 pack REF: 00650577 and Ref: 00654130 (6 pack) Product Usage: ADVIA Centaur CP Prolactin assay: For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of prolactin in serum using the ADVIA Centaur System. ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B: For in vitro diagnostic use in calibrating the following assays using ADVIA Centaur Systems: Digoxin, FSH, TotallgE, LH, LH2, Prolactin, Total hCG, and TSH

    Recall: Z-2409-2012 · Initiated August 7, 2012

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-2409-2012
    Event Number
    62897
    Firm
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
    FEI Number
    1219913
    Product Code
    CFT
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Nonconforming Material/Component
    Initiated
    August 7, 2012
    Posted
    September 19, 2012
    Terminated
    February 26, 2014
    Address
    333 Coney St, East Walpole, MA, 02032-1516

    Description

    ADVIA Centaur Prolactin Assay: ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B Catalog Number. Prolactin:110757 and 110758: US:Calibrator B 00652707 (6 pack) or 00649625 (2 pack ) OUS: 2 pack REF: 00650577 and Ref: 00654130 (6 pack) Product Usage: ADVIA Centaur CP Prolactin assay: For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of prolactin in serum using the ADVIA Centaur System. ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B: For in vitro diagnostic use in calibrating the following assays using ADVIA Centaur Systems: Digoxin, FSH, TotallgE, LH, LH2, Prolactin, Total hCG, and TSH

    Reason

    ADVIA Centaur Prolactin Assay and FSH, Calibrator B fails the analytical sensitivity stated in the IFU for lots below 40

    Action

    Siemens Healthcare issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter dated August 2012 by e-mail to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Branch offices on August 7, 2012. Customers were instructed to discontinue using the ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B lots 40 and below following their obtaining Calibrator 8 lot 41 or higher. Customers were asked to complete and fax-back the response form attached.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Canada, Argentina, Australia, Bangaldesh,Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Ecuduar, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Israel,Japan, Korea, Maylasia, New Zealand, Mexico, Peru, Philipines, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Viet Nam, South Africa and UK.

    Quantity

    15, 455 kits