Events

Recall of Siemens ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP, bulk fluid reserve assembly

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
    17536
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-10-17
  • 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, Millennium Centre, Part Level 2, Building A, 600 Great South Road, Ellerslie, AUCKLAND 1051
  • Reason
    Manufacturer has determined that on some systems a slight cracking of the tubing (the tubing for the wash1, acid, and base bottle reservoirs) at the connecting fitting on the reservoir connector assembly may occur due to mechanical stress.The cracking may result in a minor drip of fluid onto the reservoir and into the drip tray located underneath the reservoirs. the potential for minimal fluid leakage outside the system exists. the drip will cause the reservoir to empty faster than the system expects.
  • Action
    Product to be modified

Device

Siemens ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP, bulk fluid reserve assembly

Manufacturer

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