Events

Recall of Device Recall ADVIA Centaur CA 125 II

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
    57427
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1477-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-12-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-03-02
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-04-12
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=96186
  • 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
    in vitro diagnostic - Product Code LTK
  • Reason
    Positive bias (40-55%) with patient results greater than the upper limit of normal and less than the upper limit of normal.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics on 12 /14/10 issued Urgent Device Recall notice via Federal Express to accounts. This notice informs the customer of the recall and the actions that need to be taken. The Urgent Device Recall notice directs customers to immediately discontinue the use of ADVIA Centaur CA 125 II assay kits that contain CA 125 II reagent lot 144. It also recommends that patient results obtained with this reagent lot be reviewed. A confirmation fax-back form is included to ensure that all customers worldwide have been notified and have complied with the mandatory action. Technical questions, please contact the Technical Solutions Center at 1-877-229-3711

Device

Device Recall ADVIA Centaur CA 125 II
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Code: 144 Affected kit lot numbers: 62431144, 63124144, 63519144, 63876144, 62450144 and 63822144 Expiry Date: 15 September 2011
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution, including USA, Canada, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lavitia, Lithuania, Malyasia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic, Taiwan, Turkey, Uganda, and Venezuela
  • Product Description
    ADVIA Centaur CA 125 II Assay packaged in 100 and 500 test kits as follows: || Product code: 09427226 (128532) 100 test kit || Product code: 01678114 (128533) 500 Test kit
  • 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