Events

Recall of Device Recall Stratus(R) CS Acute Care Troponin I TestPak, Troponin I Assay

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
    57615
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1732-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-12-23
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-03-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-03-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=96799
  • 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
    Immunoassay method, troponin subunit - Product Code MMI
  • Reason
    Low frequency of non-repeatable falsely elevated ctni results without an associated error message.
  • Action
    The firm, SIEMENS, sent an "Urgent Field Safety Notice" letter dated December 2010 to all Stratus(R) CS Instrument customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to repeat testing of samples with CTNI results above 0.07 ng/mL; discuss content of this letter with their laboratory director regarding the need to review test results reported from CTNI TestPak lots 230200002 or greater; complete and return the FIELD CORRECTION EFFECTIVENESS CHECK form via fax to Technical Solutions Center at 302-631-8467, and forward this notification to anyone to whom they may have distributed this product. If you have any questions, please contact the Siemens Technical Solutions Center at 800-405-6473.

Device

Device Recall Stratus(R) CS Acute Care Troponin I TestPak, Troponin I Assay
  • Model / Serial
    Lot #s: 230347002, 230340002, 230333002, 230326002, 230319002, 230312002, 230305002, 230298002, 230284002, 230277002, 230270002, 230263002, 230256002, 230250002, 230242002, 230236002, 230227002, 230214002, 230207002, 230201002 and 230200002.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY.Product was distributed to foreign accounts in Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh,Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Canada, Canary Islands, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, India, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
  • Product Description
    Stratus(R) CS Acute Care Troponin I TestPak, Troponin I Assay || The Stratus(R) CS Acute CareTM Troponin I method (CTNI) is an in vitro diagnostic test for the measurement of cardiac Troponin I in heparinized plasma. Cardiac Troponin I measurements can be used as an aid in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Cardiac Troponin I can also be used as an aid in the risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) with respect to their relative risk of mortality.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Manufacturer

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