Events

Recall of Dimension Vista 500/ Dimension Vista 1500 Intelligent Lab Systems, software versions V. 3.6.1 SP1 or V. 3.6.2. 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-00368-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-03-30
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-00368-1
  • 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 received customer complaints of discrepant patient results on dimension vista intelligent lab systems. siemens healthcare diagnostics has identified a software defect which, in a very specific set of circumstances, results in the dimension vista system omitting an aliquot probe rinse between sample aspirations when processing tubes in sample racks that are front loaded on the dimension vista system. omission of the aliquot probe rinse may result in carryover of residual sample estimated up to 10% when the sample is dispensed into the aliquot well. carryover of residual sample from the outside of the aliquot probe into the sample tube is estimated at less than 0.1%.Although unlikely, the potential for erroneous results due to sample carryover may lead to result misinterpretation.
  • Action
    Siemens has developed a software update which will address the reported issue. The update will be installed on all affected units. Until the affected software version is updated, users are advised to follow the specific instructions provided under “Actions to be Taken by the Customer” in the customer letter.

Device

Dimension Vista 500/ Dimension Vista 1500 Intelligent Lab Systems, software versions V. 3.6.1 SP1...
  • Model / Serial
    Dimension Vista 500/ Dimension Vista 1500 Intelligent Lab Systems, software versions V. 3.6.1 SP1 or V. 3.6.2. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD)Siemens Material Numbers (SMN): 10488224 and 10444802 respectivelyARTG Number: 174699
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

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