—#144544

Product

Dimension Vista Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Flex reagent cartridge The BUN method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of urea nitrogen (an end product of nitrogen metabolism) in human serum, plasma, and urine on the Dimension Vista System.

FDA product code: CDQ — Urease And Glutamic Dehydrogenase, Urea Nitrogen
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K051087
Affected lot / code info: Device Listing # D011374, Lot # 15341AC, 15320BB, 15300BA, 15299BB, 15264BA, 15243BB and 15215AE

Why it was recalled

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has determined that Dimension Vista Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) lots 15215AE, 15243BB, 15264BA, 15299BB, 15300BA and 15341AC may exhibit inaccurate patient and/or Quality Control results. The issue has been isolated to Flex reagen cartridges manufactured from specific mold cavities.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

Siemens Healthcare sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated February 2016, to all affected customers. It was determined that Dimension Vista Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) lots 15215AE, 15243BB, 15299BB, 15300BA, 15320BB and 15341AC may exhibit inaccurate patient and/or Quality Control results. The issue has been isolated to Flex reagent cartridges manufacture from specific mold/cavity identifies as described in Table 2 of the Urgent Medical Device Correction notification sent to customers. 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 may cause. If you have any questions, please contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative. For further questions, please call (302) 631-0528.

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 (nationwide) distribution including Puerto Rico and to the states of : AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. , and to the countries of : Canada, United Arab Emir, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Bahamas, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Netherland, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-02-16
Terminated: 2017-12-01
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #144544. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.