Events

Recall of Dimension Vista System (MG)

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

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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
    72399
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0339-2016
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-11-25
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-09-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=140938
  • 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
    Photometric method, magnesium - Product Code JGJ
  • Reason
    Erroneous low results on a small number of reagent wells. there is the potential for under-recovery on certain wells for quality control (qc) and patient sample results. the under-recovery ranged from -0.3 mg/dl [0.12 mmol/l] to -1.6 mg/dl [0.66 mmol/l]; equivalent to a maximum negative bias of -88%.
  • Action
    An Urgent Medical Device Recall dated September 2015 was provided to all Dimension Vista MG customers who received the affected lot to notify them of the issue, the potential risk to health, and actions to be taken by customers. 1. An Urgent Medical Device Recall was provided to all customers who received the affected lot to notify them of the following: Siemens has received customer complaints for Dimension Vista¿ MG lot 15063BA, regarding sporadic depressed serum/plasma and QC results. Discontinue use and discard their remaining inventory of the affected lot. Review the letter with their Medical Director. Siemens will replace any unused inventory of the affected lot.

Device

Dimension Vista System (MG)
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Number 15063BA
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed US (nationwide) including DC and the states of IL, CA, GA, LA, TX, TN, FL, SC, IA, TN, DE, NJ, WA, MS, KY, NY, WI, OH, OH, MO, UT, KS, VA, AR, WV, MA, PA, AL, CO, IN, MT, NM, ME, AZ, NM, MO, and NC, and the country of Canada.
  • Product Description
    Dimension Vista System (MG) ; Flex reagent cartridge Catalog number K3057, SMN 10445158. For the quantitative measurement of magnesium in human serum, plasma and urine 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