—#135046

Product

ADVIA Chemistry Lipase Reagent , Catalog Number B01-4840-01 REF: 01984894.

FDA product code: CHI — Lipase-Esterase, Enzymatic, Photometric, Lipase
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
Affected lot / code info: Catalog Number: B01-4840-01; Material Number (SMN)10311896, Lot Numbers: 318706, 332463, expiration dates 2015-06-30, 2015-08-31

Why it was recalled

Siemens internal investigation confirmed that current contamination avoidance settings do not prevent carryover resulting in falsely elevated ADVIA Chemistry Lipase outlier results when running with Triglycerides, Triglycerides_2, Triglycerides_c, Cholesterol concentrated, and DLDL reagents.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Device Design

Action the firm took

Siemens issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction on March 23, 2015, notifying direct consignees about the product, problem, and action to be taken. Customers were instructed to follow the directions provided in the customer letter in the event that a Lipase outlier is observed. All customers were requested to complete and return the Effectiveness Check questionnaire attached to the Urgent Medical Device Correction letter within (30) days. Field service personnel have been sent an SKB (Service Knowledge Base) describing the issue and instructing them how to deal with customer questions. For further questions please call (312) 275-7795.

Recalling firm

Firm: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Address: 511 Benedict Ave, Tarrytown, New York 10591-5005

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) Distribution and to the countries of : Thailand, Pakistan, Vatican, Guadeloupe, Reunion, French Polynesia , Serbia, Martinique, India, China, Singapore, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, Canada, Israel, Australia, Egypt, Russian Federation, Indonesia, Rep. Korea (S) ,Unit.Arab Emir., Taiwan ,Argentina ,Chile, Malaysia ,Colombia, Peru, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Vietnam, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Turkey.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2015-03-23
Posted by FDA: 2015-04-20
Terminated: 2015-12-18
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #135046. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.