Events

Recall of ADVIA Centaur Systems BRAHMS PCT 100 test

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
    67953
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1659-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-04-10
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-05-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-05-27
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=126661
  • 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
    Antigen, inflammatory response marker, sepsis - Product Code NTM
  • Reason
    Samples containing fluorescein may show interference with the advia centaur¿ systems tsh3 ultra, vitamin d and the advia centaur brahms procalcitonin assays.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC) was mailed to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics customers in the United States on April 11, 2014 for customer receipt on April 14, 2014. This notice informed the customers of fluorescein interference with the ADVIA Centaur Systems TSH3-Ultra and Vitamin D Total assays. This notice instructs customers that the TSH3-Ultra and Vitamin D assays can continue to be used for testing any sample that does not contain fluorescein. However, testing blood drawn from a patient, without allowing clearance of fluorescein is not recommended. This notice should be reviewed with the facility's laboratory or medical director. B. An Urgent Field Safety Notice (UFSN) was sent out for distribution to all customers outside the United States on April 10, 2014. This notice informed the customer of fluorescein interference with the ADVIA Centaur Systems TSH3-Ultra , Vitamin D Total and ADVIA Centaur BRAHMS Procalcitonin assays. This notice instructs customers that the TSH3-Ultra, Vitamin D and Procalcitonin assays can continue to be used for testing any sample that does not contain fluorescein. However, testing blood drawn from a patient, without allowing clearance of fluorescein is not recommended. This notice should be reviewed with the facilitys laboratory or medical director. (Note: The ADVIA Centaur BRAHMS Procalcitonin assay is not sold in the US.)

Device

ADVIA Centaur Systems BRAHMS PCT 100 test
  • Model / Serial
    Kit lots ending in/Exp Date: 020 11 July 2014 021 15 December 2014 022 24 February 2015 023 25 February 2015 024 03 July 2015
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Afghanistan Algeria Armenia Austria Bahrain Belgium Bulgaria Burkina Faso Canary Islands Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jordan Kazakhstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Netherlands Norway Oman Pakistan Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Fed. Saudi Arabia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Unit.Arab Emir. Vatican Yemen.
  • Product Description
    ADVIA Centaur Systems BRAHMS PCT 100 test || Sold only OUS; Catalog Number: 10378883.
  • 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