Events

Recall of Device Recall IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Rubella IgM

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
    75037
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0081-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-08-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-05-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=149151
  • 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 linked immunoabsorbent assay, rubella - Product Code LFX
  • Reason
    Siemens received multiple customer complaints indicating an increase in false positive and indeterminate patient sample results and increased imprecision for several lots of rubella igm assay on the immmulite 2000/immulite 2000 xpi platforms.
  • Action
    Siemens sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter IMC16-20.A.US , dated August 24, 2016, to the US consignees via FedEx, and an Urgent Field Safety Notice IMC16-20.A.OUS (dated August 2016) was sent to foreign representatives for distribution to foreign consignees. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of and discard the affected kit lots. Customers were also requested to complete and return the Effectiveness Check questionnaire attached to the Urgent Medical Device Recall letter within 30 days. Field service personnel will be sent an SKB (Service Knowledge Base) describing the issue and instructing them how to deal with customer questions. For questions, customers were instructed to contact their Siemens Customer Care Center or their local Siemens technical support representative.

Device

Device Recall IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Rubella IgM
  • Model / Serial
    Kit lots 0333 and 0334 (OUS)
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution n- US (Nationwide) and Foreign distribution to the following countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Mexico, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Uruguay.
  • Product Description
    SIEMENS IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Rubella IgM (RUM), REF/Catalog Number LKRM1 (OUS), Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10381282 (OUS), Unique Device Identification Number (UDI) 00630414964577; IVD --- || For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000/IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Systems Analyzers-for the qualitative detection of IgM antibodies to Rubella virus in human serum or plasma (EDTA and heparinized), as an aid in the presumptive diagnosis of an acute or recent rubella infection, particularly in women of childbearing age.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., 511 Benedict Ave, Tarrytown NY 10591-5005
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA