Recall of ADVIA CHEMISTRY SYSTEM - ADVIA 1800 ANALYZER CLASS 2

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED.

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
    129256
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-11-23
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Siemens healthcare diagnostics is issuing a customer notification for the advia chemistry halogen lamp (smn 10309448). siemens has identified specific lot numbers of the halogen lamp listed below that may have a defect that could cause it to fail prematurely. affected lots: j411 j412 j501 j502 j503 j504 j505 j506.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 10315183 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 10315769 (Lot serial: ALL); Model Catalog: 10309735 (Lot serial: ALL)
  • Product Description
    ADVIA 1800 ANALYZER
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    OAKVILLE
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    HC