Events

Recall of Clinitek Status

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
    69228
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0082-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-09-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-10-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-07-20
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=129980
  • 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
    Method, enzymatic, glucose (urinary, non-quantitative) - Product Code JIL
  • Reason
    The external power supply for the clintek status analyzer, which is provided separately, is damaged. it can result in an electric shock to the user.
  • Action
    Siemens sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated September 2014, to all by e-mail to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Regional offices on September 19, 2014 both in the United States and elsewhere for communication with affected customers. This notice informs customers of the issue with the power supply and the potentially affected products that may contain a damaged power supply. Consignees are asked to complete a Field Correction Effectiveness Check form and return in to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics via Fax to (312) 275-7795. All affected domestic customers were sent a hard copy of the Urgent Field Safety Notice via Federal Express on 9/23/14. All affected customers outside the US will be provided a copy of an Urgent Field Safety Notice via hard copy, e-mail, and/or fax as determined by each countries local regulations and procedures. Customers with questions were instructed to contact their local Siemens technical support representative. For questions regarding this recall call 877-229-3711.

Device

Clinitek Status
  • Model / Serial
    10703923, 10704041, 10376322, 10376323, 10470849; (Legacy P/N: 1797, 1790) Power supply adaptors embossed with the following numerical date codes: 50130, 51130, 52130, 01140, 02140, 03140, 04140, 05140, 06140, 07140, 08140, 09140, 10140, 11140, 12140, 13140, 14140, 15140, 16140, 17140, 18140, 19140, 20140, 21140, 22140, 23140
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and Internationally Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic Korea, Romania, Russian Fed., Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadjikistan, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Unit.Arab Emir., United Kingdom, Vietnam.
  • Product Description
    External power supply adaptors that accompany Clinitek Status Connect System || The Clinitek Status system is a urine analyzer.
  • 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