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Recall of Device Recall Syva Emit 2000 Theophylline 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
    79413
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1946-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-11-27
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=162253
  • 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, theophylline - Product Code KLS
  • Reason
    Lot j1 of the syva¿ emit¿ 2000 theophylline assay, when run on a beckman au clinical chemistry system, may exhibit increased imprecision for commercially available controls and for patient samples.
  • Action
    Siemens sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated November 27, 2017 to their customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of affected product, review inventory to determine replacement needs, complete and return Field Correction Effectiveness Check list. For questions contact Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative.

Device

Device Recall Syva Emit 2000 Theophylline Assay
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog # 4P019UL /SMN#10445324 kit lot J1 (UDI# 00842768001024J120190414)
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution
  • Product Description
    Syva¿ EMIT¿ 2000 Theophylline || Product Usage: || The Syva¿ Emit¿ 2000 Theophylline Assay is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay intended for use in the quantitative analysis of theophylline in human serum or plasma.
  • 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