Events

Recall of DIMENSION VISTA SYSTEM - VANCOMYCIN ASSAY

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
    22595
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-07-03
  • 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
    Siemens has received complaints of customers experiencing slopes greater than 1.05 when calibrating flex reagent cartridge lot 12905ad. the acceptance criteria for slope is 0.95 to 1.05. a calibration that results in a slope failure prevents the vanc (vancomycin) assay from being run on the dimension vista system until a successful calibration can be achieved.

Device

DIMENSION VISTA SYSTEM - VANCOMYCIN ASSAY
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: K4086 (Lot serial: 12095AD)
  • Product Description
    VISTA VANCOMYCIN VANC FLEX REAGENT
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Manufacturer

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