Events

Recall of Siemens ADVIA Centaur Systems HBc Total (HBcT)

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
    69292
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0103-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-09-15
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-10-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-12-28
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=130184
  • 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
    Test, hepatitis b (b core, be antigen, be antibody, b core igm) - Product Code LOM
  • Reason
    Increased imprecision and positive bias is observed with patient samples and negative controls and can result in an increase in initial reactive results.
  • Action
    Siemens Healthcare issued An Urgent Medical Device Recall (UMDR) sent to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics customers in the United States on September 15, 2014. An Urgent Field Safety Notice (UFSN) was sent out for distribution to all customers outside the United States on September 15, 2014. These notices inform the customer of the imprecision and positive bias and a potential increase in initial reactive results associated with ADVIA Centaur Systems HBc Total Lot 100064. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of the affected lots and dispose of the product according to local regulations or procedures. The notices should be reviewed with the facility's laboratory or medical director. Each customer will be required to return a completed confirmation fax-back to Siemens.

Device

Siemens ADVIA Centaur Systems HBc Total (HBcT)
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Number:  36217064, 36281064, 36449064, 37406064, 38177064  Exp.Date:February 10, 2015
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    3
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Austria Bahrain Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iraq Ireland Italy Jordan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Unit.Arab Emir and Yemen.
  • Product Description
    ADVIA Centaur¿¿ Systems HBc Total (HBcT) Kit. For In Vitro Diagnostic Use. || Catalog Number: 07566733 || Siemens Material Number: 10309508 || The ADVIA Centaur HBc Total assay is an in vitro diagnostic test for the qualitative determination of total antibodies to the core antigen of the hepatitis B virus (HBc Total) in human serum or plasma (potassium EDT A, or lithium or sodium heparinized) using the ADVIA Centaur CP system.
  • Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc

Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc, 333 Coney St, East Walpole MA 02032-1516
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Siemens Ag
  • Source
    USFDA