Events

Recall of Device Recall Dimension Vista(R) System Vista Drug 4 Calibrator

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
    64596
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1151-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-02-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-04-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-01-07
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=116574
  • 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
    Enzyme immunoassay, digoxin - Product Code KXT
  • Reason
    Siemens has confirmed complaints of low qc and patient recovery with the dimension vista(r) loci(r) digoxin(digxn) flex(r) reagent cartridge when calibrating digxn with either drug 4 cal (kc460) lot 2kd052 or drug 4 cal (kc460a) lot 2kd053. internal testing has shown an average 15% low bias in the therapeutic range of 0.9 to 2.0 ng/ml.
  • Action
    The firm initiated their recall of this product by sending an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated February 2013 to all Dimension Vista Drug 4 Calibrator customers who received the affected lots. The letter notified them of the issue, the potential risk to health, and actions to be taken by customers.

Device

Device Recall Dimension Vista(R) System Vista Drug 4 Calibrator
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog Number KC460, SMN 10472284, lot 2KD052, exp 5/1/14 and Catalog Number KC460A, SMN 10476471, lot 2KD053, exp 5/1/14.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed within the US to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
  • Product Description
    Siemens Dimension Vista(R) System Vista Drug 4 Calibrator. The device is used as an in vitro diagnostic product.
  • 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