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Recall of Dimension Vista Chemistry 1 Calibrator

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
    75484
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0652-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-09-15
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-05-31
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=150478
  • 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
    Calibrator, multi-analyte mixture - Product Code JIX
  • Reason
    Siemens determined that discrepant low calcium recovery of qc and patient samples can occur with dimension vista¿ chem 1 cal lots 5gm081 and 5gm082.
  • Action
    Siemens mailed an Urgent Medical Device recall notification letter on September 19, 2016 to notify affected customers who purchased the product and to make them aware of the potential risk to health and the actions to be taken. For questions regarding tis recall. For questions regarding this recall call 1-800-441-9250.

Device

Dimension Vista Chemistry 1 Calibrator
  • Model / Serial
    Device Listing Number: D011448 (Kc110) and D244577 (KC110B) Lot numbers: MGM081 and MGM082
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) Internationally to Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.
  • Product Description
    Dimension Vista Chemistry 1 Calibrator || The Chemistry 1 Calibrator (KC110B) is an in vitro diagnostic product for the calibration of Calcium (CA), Cholesterol (CHOL), Creatinine (CREA/CRE2), Glucose (GLU), Lactic Acid (LA), Magnesium (MG), Thyroxine (T4), Thyroxine Uptake (TU), Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), and Uric Acid (UA) methods on the Dimension Vista¿ System
  • 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