Events

Recall of ADVIA Chemistry Triglyceride Concentrated (TRIG_c) Reagent. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Siemens Healthcare Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2016-RN-01103-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-22
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-01103-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Siemens healthcare diagnostics has confirmed the advia chemistry triglyceride concentrated reagent (trig_c) does not meet instructions for use (ifu) linearity claim at the upper limit of the assay range as it approaches the end of its shelf life. internal testing indicates that a patient bias (-7% to -12%) may be seen at concentration levels from 6.22 to 6.78 mmol/l. linearity is reduced by approximately 50% at triglyceride concentrations approaching the upper end of the extended range of 12.43 mmol/l.Quality control (qc) material may not detect this issue depending on the triglyceride concentrations in the qc material.Siemens internal testing has confirmed all other in date lots are currently meeting linearity ifu claims. however, as a precaution, until root cause is determined, a short term mitigation of reducing the expiration date to 6 months for all lots of advia chemistry systems triglyceride concentrated has been implemented.
  • Action
    Siemens is advising users to discontinue use and discard any remaining stock of lots 365096 and 379597. Discontinue use and discard remaining lots once they reach the revised shelf life. Customers will need to manually monitor the revised expiration dates for the impacted lots. A review of previously generated results is at the discretion on the Laboratory Director.

Device

ADVIA Chemistry Triglyceride Concentrated (TRIG_c) Reagent. An in vitro diagnostic medical device...
  • Model / Serial
    ADVIA Chemistry Triglyceride Concentrated (TRIG_c) Reagent. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD)Catalogue Number: 10697575Lot Numbers: 365096, 379597, 379919, 379930, 379942, 379946, 376894ARTG Number:176642
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Pty Ltd
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens AG
  • Source
    DHTGA