Recall of Device Recall Dimension Vista System BUN Flex Reagent Cartridge

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
    52958
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1017-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-06-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-03-08
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-11-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    in vitro diagnostic - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    Incorrect result: patient sample bun results reported may be higher or lower than actual level.
  • Action
    Siemens issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated 6/16/09 to all affected customers instructing them to discontinue use of the Dimension Vista BUN Flex reagent cartridge lot 09061AA.

Device

Manufacturer

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