Events

Safety Alert for molecular sample preparation system Versant kPCR

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC || Importer: SIEMENS S.A.

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Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    RRD-030416
  • Event Number
    INVIMA 2015RD-0001609-R1 ; INVIMA 2014RD-0002972
  • Date
    2016-04-06
  • Event Country
    Colombia
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
    https://app.invima.gov.co/alertas/dispositivos-medicos-invima?page=148
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    A problem was identified with the barcode on the labels of the affected lots, generating a error message when the system scans said labels. incorrect bar coding begins with the numbers 00 instead of 08, this malfunction can cause delays in the diagnosis, due to the fact that it does not occur at the start of the test.

Device

molecular sample preparation system Versant kPCR

Manufacturer

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC || Importer: SIEMENS S.A
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    NIDFSINVIMA