Events

Recall of IMMULITE 2000 SYSTEM - ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO) 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
    23406
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-05-02
  • 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
    A trend of increasing adjustment slopes on immulite 2000/2000xpi erythropoietin and immulite 2500 erythropoietin as kits age has been observed. this leads to slopes >1.8 and failed adjustments within the shelf life of the kits. no impact on qc or patient samples has been observed with the increasing adjustment slopes.

Device

IMMULITE 2000 SYSTEM - ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO) ASSAY
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: L2KEPN6 (Lot serial: 220); Model Catalog: L2KEPN2 (Lot serial: 220); Model Catalog: L2KEPN6 (Lot serial: 219); Model Catalog: L2KEPN2 (Lot serial: 216); Model Catalog: L5KEPN2 (Lot serial: 216); Model Catalog: L2KEPN6 (Lot serial: 217); Model Catalog: L2KEPN2 (Lot serial: 217); Model Catalog: L2KEPN6 (Lot serial: 218); Model Catalog: L2KEPN2 (Lot serial: 218); Model Catalog: L5KEPN2 (Lot serial: 217); Model Catalog: L2KEPN2 (Lot serial: 219); Model Catalog: L2KEPN6 (Lot serial: 216)
  • Product Description
    IMMULITE 2000 SYSTEM-ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO) ASSAY
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Manufacturer

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