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Recall of Device Recall Dimension Vista Intelligent Lab Systems

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
    69687
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0838-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-11-05
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-12-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-10-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=131351
  • 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
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    Customer complaints of discrepant flagged and/or un-flagged patient and qc results. reagent probe performance may decline more quickly than anticipated and have an effect on assays with similar formulations when processed sequentially on the same reagent server.
  • Action
    An Urgent Medical Device Correction, dated November 2014, was issued on November 4th, 2014 to inform customers that Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that reagent probe performance on Dimension Vista systems may decline more quickly than anticipated and have an effect on assays with similar formulations when processed sequentially on the same reagent server. Instructions for replacing an associated reagent probe were provided to resolve the issue. Customers are to retain the letter for their laboratory records and forward it to anyone who has received the affected product. Customers are also to complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form. Customer should direct their questions to their Siemens Customer Care Center - Technical Solutions at 1-800-441-9250 or their local Siemens technical support representative.

Device

Device Recall Dimension Vista Intelligent Lab Systems
  • Model / Serial
    Material Nos.: 10284473, 10488224,  10444801, and 10444802
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Republic Korea, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.
  • Product Description
    Dimension Vista 500 Intelligent Lab System or Dimension Vista 1500 Intelligent Lab System: || An in vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring spectral intensities to determine a variety of analytes in human body fluids.
  • 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