Events

Recall of Dimension Vista Systems LOCI Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Reagent

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
    71096
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1708-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-04-20
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-06-04
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-12-13
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=136080
  • 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, thyroid-stimulating hormone - Product Code JLW
  • Reason
    Dimension vista loci thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) lot 14237aa may produce falsely depressed results ranging from -23% to -96% near the end of the well set due to inadequate reagent volume in a flex well.
  • Action
    Siemens sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall notice, dated April 2015, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. - Review this letter with your Medical Doctor. - Discontinue use and discard your remaining inventory of the reagent lot listed in Table 1. - Indicate your replacement product needs on the attached Field Correction Effectiveness Check form and fax to (312) 275-7795 within 30 days. Siemens will replace any unused inventory of the affected lot at no charge. We apologize for the inconvenience this situation may cause.. If you have any questions, please contact your Siemens Customer Care Center Technical Solutions at 800-441-9258, or your local Siemens technical support representative.

Device

Dimension Vista Systems LOCI Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Reagent
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog Number K6412, Material Number 10445104, Lot Number 14237AA, exp. 2015-08-25.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide and to the countries of : Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, and Slovakia.
  • Product Description
    Dimension Vista Systems LOCI Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; the TSH method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone in human serum and plasma 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