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Recall of Device Recall ADVIA Centaur Calibrator E

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
    73263
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1079-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-04
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-03-08
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-08-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=143654
  • 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
    Calibrator, multi-analyte mixture - Product Code JIX
  • Reason
    Advia centaur systems calibrator e lot 42 and 43 bias with the testosterone assay.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC) to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics customers in the United States on February 4, 2016 to be delivered to customers on February 5, 2016. An Urgent Field Safety Notice (UFSN) was sent out for distribution to customers outside the United States on February 4, 2016. These notices inform the customers of the lot to lot bias of Calibrator E with the ADVIA Centaur Testosterone assay and advise customers to move to Calibrator E kit lots ending in 44. Fax-back forms will be used to confirm that the customers received the Urgent Medical Device Correction. Questions, contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative

Device

Device Recall ADVIA Centaur Calibrator E
  • Model / Serial
    Lot codes/Exp Date: 91005A42 May 9, 2016; 53698A42 May 9, 2016
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution US (nationwide) and Internationally to: Canada AR AU BD BR CA CH CL CN CO DO EC GT HK ID IE IL IN JP KR LK MM MX MY NI NP NZ PE PH PY SA SG TH TW UY VN ZA
  • Product Description
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostic ADVIA Centaur Calibrator E- 6- Pack (Reference) || Catalog Number: 04636889 || SMN: 10335532 || ADVIA Centaur¿ Calibrator E For in vitro diagnostic use in calibration the following assays using ADVIA Centaur systems: Cortisol, Progesterone Testosterone. ADVIA Centaur¿ Testosterone For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of total testosterone {bound and unbound) in serum using the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP Systems
  • 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