Events

Recall of IMMULITE SYSTEM - CORTISOL 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
    21619
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-09-24
  • 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 customer complaints one positive control bias observed on immulite/immulite 1000 cortisol lkco 381 382 and 383. internal investigation confirmed a positive patient bias and control bias observed on the immulite/immulite 1000 cortisol lkco kit lots 381 382 and 383.

Device

IMMULITE SYSTEM - CORTISOL ASSAY
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: LKCO1 (Lot serial: 383); Model Catalog: LKCO1 (Lot serial: 382); Model Catalog: LKCO1 (Lot serial: 381)
  • Product Description
    IMMULITE SYSTEM - CORTISOL ASSAY
  • Manufacturer
    SIEMENS HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Manufacturer

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