Events

Recall of Dimension Vista System - Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Flex

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.

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
    20244
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-09
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Siemens Healthcare (NZ) Ltd, 55 Hugo Johnston Drive, Penrose, Auckland
  • Reason
    In february 2016, siemens healthcare diagnostics issued field corrective action letter vc 16-01, informing customers of well-to-well accuracy shifts for specific lots of dimension vista bun causing inaccurate patient and/or quality control results. at that time, preliminary investigation demonstrated loss of enzymatic activity of the gldh reagent wells made from a specific mold/cavity. they have since confirmed complaints on additional vista bun flex cartridge lots, suggesting an additional cause of reduced gldh activity.
  • Action
    Product to be exchanged

Device

Dimension Vista System - Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Flex

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens AG
  • Source
    NZMMDSA