Events

Recall of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

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
    68076
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1733-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-04-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-06-09
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-12-15
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=126907
  • 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
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    A small number of vista air compressors were miswired, which if installed and powered up, could cause a fire, or become an electrical shock hazard.
  • Action
    Siemens sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated April 2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers. Actions to be Taken by the Customer 1. If an Air Compressor has already been delivered to your laboratory, or is delivered in the future for installation by your Siemens Healthcare Customer Service Engineer, please do not make any attempt to install the Air Compressor by yourself. 2. Please notify your local Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Customer Care Center when an Air Compressor is at your site so arrangements may be made for installation by a Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Customer Service Engineer. Please discuss the content of this letter with your Medical Director. Please complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached to this letter. Please retain this letter with your laboratory records and forward this letter to those who may have received this product. We apologize for the inconvenience this situation has caused. If you have any questions, please contact Siemens Customer Care Center - Technical Solutions at (800-441-9250) or your local Siemens technical support representative.

Device

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
  • Model / Serial
    Product Siemens Material Number (SMN) Dimension Vista 500 Domestic: 10284473 International: 10488224 Dimension Vista 1500 Domestic: 10444801 International: 10444802 Serial #s: 0913900306  0913900355
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: US Distribution to states of: IL, OH and TN; and country of: Italy.
  • Product Description
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Vista Air Compressor. || Vista AirCompressor replacement part: SMN 10706557 SKIT Air Compressor Assy, used on the Dimension Vista 500 and Dimension Vista 1500 systems. || Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Dimension Vista System is an in vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring spectral intensities to determine a variety of analytes in human body fluids. Dimension Vista chemical and immunochemical applications use photometric, turbidimetric, chemiluminescence, nephelometric and integrated ion-selective multisensory technology for clinical use.
  • 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