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Recall of Device Recall Siemens CLINITEST hCG

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.

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
    60662
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0972-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-12-15
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-02-07
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-03-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=106158
  • 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
    Radioimmunoassay, human chorionic gonadotropin - Product Code JHI
  • Reason
    A potential for false positive or increase in borderline results with patients and commercially available negative control material.
  • Action
    Siemens issued Overnight Mailings of Urgent: Recall Notices on December 15, 2011 for delivery beginning December 16, 2011 to Distributors and end users. Customer bulletin has been issued instructing customers to discontinue use of product and discard impacted inventory. Customers are to contact their distributor regarding credit for unused product. For technical questions contact Siemens Technical Solutions Center at 877-229-3711.

Device

Device Recall Siemens CLINITEST hCG
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Expiration 028619, 6/8/2012; 028924, 7/5/2012; 029997, 10/7/2012; 030240, 11/6/2012; 030431, 11/24/2012; 030602, 12/8/2012; 030826, 12/24/2012; 030998, 1/11/2013; 031332, 2/4/2013; 031460, 2/19/2013; 031662, 3/6/2013; 031798, 3/20/2013; 031924, 3/30/2013; 032180, 4/28/2013; and 032106, 4/19/2013.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
  • Product Description
    Siemens CLINITEST hCG -Pregnancy Test (qualitative), Radio immunoassay,Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) test system. Package of 25. Product Code 1760/ Catalog# 06484105). || For in vitro diagnostic use as a qualitative method in the rapid detection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine specimens.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, 511 Benedict Ave, Tarrytown NY 10591-5005
  • Source
    USFDA