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Recall of Siemens ADVIA Chemistry Systems software

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
    15638
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-11-12
  • 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
    The manufacturer has confirmed that three issues have been identified where the system may pass calibration and qc, when it should not., these include auto-calibration with flagged system related errors, auto-calibration with a lot change and reagent pack switching mid-calibration or mid-qc. users are being advised when any of the three situations occur, to perform the calibration or qc again.
  • Action
    Software to be upgraded

Device

Siemens ADVIA Chemistry Systems software
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Models: ADVIA 1200, 1650, 1800, 2400, Affected: S/W Versions; V2.00, V2.01 (1200), V3.52, V4.01 (1650), V2.01 91800), V4.01 (2400)
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc

Manufacturer

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