—#126907

Product

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.

FDA product code: JJE — Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K051087
Affected lot / code info: Product Siemens Material Number (SMN) Dimension Vista 500 Domestic: 10284473 International: 10488224 Dimension Vista 1500 Domestic: 10444801 International: 10444802 Serial #s: 0913900306 0913900355

Why it was recalled

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.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

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.

Recalling firm

Firm: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Address: 500 Gbc Dr PO BOX 6101, Ms 514, Newark, Delaware 19702-2466

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: US Distribution to states of: IL, OH and TN; and country of: Italy.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-04-14
Posted by FDA: 2014-06-09
Terminated: 2014-12-15
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #126907. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.