Events

Recall of ADVIA Centaur Cleaning Solution Concentrate

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    69282
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0214-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-09-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-11-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-07-17
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=130155
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    Stability of the advia centaur cleaning solution is not assured.
  • Action
    Siemens issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall (UMDR) to customers in the US on September 12, 2014. An Urgent Field Safety Notice (UFSN) was sent out for distribution to all customers outside the United States on September 12, 2014. These notices inform the customer of the degradation of hypochlorite in these lots of cleaning solution. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of the affected lots and dispose of the product according to local regulations or procedures. The notices should be reviewed with the facility's laboratory or medical director. Fax-back forms will be used to confirm that the customers received the UMDR. For those customers that do not return a fax-back form, a Siemens representative will follow up with those customers to ensure they received the Urgent Medical Device Recall For questions regarding this recall call 508-668-5000.

Device

ADVIA Centaur Cleaning Solution Concentrate
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Numbers: 459356 Exp. Date: November 2014; 443105 Exp. Date: November 2014
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Canada. Grerat Britain, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, and Viet Nam.
  • Product Description
    ADVIA Centaur¿ and ADVIA Centaur¿ XP and ADVIA Centaur¿ CP Cleaning Solution (For in vitro diagnostic use with the ADVIA¿ Centaur systems) || Catalog Number: 112748 || (Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10310041 || The Cleaning Solution is a component of the ADVIA Centaur¿ and ADVIA Centaur¿ XP and ADVIA Centaur¿ CP instruments, and therefore does not have independent Instructions for Use (IFU). Information regarding use of the Cleaning Solution is contained in the owner's manual for the instruments.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc, 333 Coney St, East Walpole MA 02032-1516
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA