Events

Recall of DIMENSION VISTA SYSTEM - DIMENSION VISTA 1500 ANALYZER

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
    42982
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-06-28
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • 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
    Under specific rare conditions which require a system reset there is a potential for a sample to be dispensed into an aliquot well that has previously been used for a qc or calibrator product from a dimension vista vial. if two samples are dispensed into the same aliquot well the first sample will always be qc or calibrator from a dimension vista vial. patient sample will never be dispensed into an aliquot well that contains another patient sample. the issue is in vista sw 3.5.1 and sw 3.6.

Device

DIMENSION VISTA SYSTEM - DIMENSION VISTA 1500 ANALYZER
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 1000033793 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS); Model Catalog: 1000034648 (Lot serial: ALL SERIAL NUMBERS)
  • Product Description
    DIMENSION VISTA 1500-DIMENSION VISTA 1500 ANALYZER
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Manufacturer

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  • Manufacturer Address
    OAKVILLE
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    HC