Events

Recall of Device Recall Dimension(R) EXL LOCI Cardiac Troponin I Calibrator (RC621)

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
    59888
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0038-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-08-31
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-10-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-05-20
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=103938
  • 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
    Immunoassay method, troponin subunit - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    Internal testing has confirmed that recovery of levels 2 and 3 of locl cardiac troponin i calibrator is lower than expected bottle value. following calibration with locl cardiac troponin i calibrator, lot 1ad045 an upward shift in patient and qc results may be observed.
  • Action
    Siemens sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated August 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to immediately discontinue use and discard any remaining inventory. Replacement orders would be processed and sent free of charge. Customers were also instructed to complete the attached FIELD CORRECTION EFFECTIVENESS CHECK form and fax it to (302) 631- 8457. Customers were instructed to forward the Safety Notice to anyone to whom they may have distributed the affected product. For any technical questions customers were to contact the Siemens Solutions Center at 800-441-9250.

Device

Device Recall Dimension(R) EXL LOCI Cardiac Troponin I Calibrator (RC621)
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Number 1AD045
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY and the countries of GUAM, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain and Switzerland.
  • Product Description
    Dimension(R) EXL LOCI Cardiac Troponin I Calibrator (RC621) || The LOCI Cardiac TNI Calibrator is an in vitro diagnostic product for the calibration on Cardiac Troponin I method on the Dimension(R) EXL (TM) Integrated chemistry system with LOCI(R) module.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., 500 GBC Drive, Mailstop 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark DE 19714-6101
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA