Events

Recall of Device Recall Dimension Vista/Blood Urea Nitrogen Flex/BUN

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.

Learn more about the data here
  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    73592
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1622-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-02-16
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-12-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=144544
  • 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
    Urease and glutamic dehydrogenase, urea nitrogen - Product Code CDQ
  • Reason
    Siemens healthcare diagnostics has determined that dimension vista blood urea nitrogen (bun) lots 15215ae, 15243bb, 15264ba, 15299bb, 15300ba and 15341ac may exhibit inaccurate patient and/or quality control results. the issue has been isolated to flex reagen cartridges manufactured from specific mold cavities.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated February 2016, to all affected customers. It was determined that Dimension Vista Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) lots 15215AE, 15243BB, 15299BB, 15300BA, 15320BB and 15341AC may exhibit inaccurate patient and/or Quality Control results. The issue has been isolated to Flex reagent cartridges manufacture from specific mold/cavity identifies as described in Table 2 of the Urgent Medical Device Correction notification sent to customers. Please retain this letter with your laboratory records, and forward this letter to those who may have received this product. We apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause. If you have any questions, please contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative. For further questions, please call (302) 631-0528.

Device

Device Recall Dimension Vista/Blood Urea Nitrogen Flex/BUN
  • Model / Serial
    Device Listing # D011374, Lot # 15341AC, 15320BB, 15300BA, 15299BB, 15264BA, 15243BB and 15215AE
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution - US (nationwide) distribution including Puerto Rico and to the states of : AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. , and to the countries of : Canada, United Arab Emir, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Bahamas, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Netherland, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand.
  • Product Description
    Dimension Vista Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Flex reagent cartridge || The BUN method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of urea nitrogen (an end product of nitrogen metabolism) in human serum, plasma, and urine on the Dimension Vista System.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., 500 Gbc Dr Ms 514, PO BOX 6101, Newark DE 19702-2466
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA