Events

Recall of Device Recall Atellica Solution and Atellica Sample Handler Prime

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
    79683
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1587-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2018-02-26
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=162990
  • 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
    Clinical chemistry Electrode, ion specific, sodium - Product Code JGS
  • Reason
    When more than one immunoassay analyzer is connected to a single solution system, reporting and conversion factors may not be applied to all analyzers.
  • Action
    Recall initiated 02/23/2018 Firm released an update software (SW) version (V), 1.12.1, which corrects the behavior. A Mandatory Update (MU) campaign was launched to install the new SW V on all systems, whether or not they are impacted by this behavior. The MU campaign will be tracked to 100% completion globally.

Device

Device Recall Atellica Solution and Atellica Sample Handler Prime

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., 511 Benedict Ave, Tarrytown NY 10591-5005
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA