—#151436

Product

SIEMENS IMMULITE 2000/2000 Xpi Systems Intact PTH (Parathyroid Hormone) Test Code iPTH, REF/Catalog Number L2KPP2, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10381441 and REF/Catalog Number L2KPP6, SMN 10381442; IVD --- Made in UK -- Siemens healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. Glyn Rhonwy, Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL UK For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE 2000 Systems Analyzers - for the quantitative measurement of intact parathyroid hormone (parathyrin, PTH) in EDTA plasma and serum, as an aid in the differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia.

FDA product code: CEW — Radioimmunoassay, Parathyroid Hormone
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K013566
Affected lot / code info: Lot Number 320, exp. date 2016/11/30; UDI #s: 0063041496191032020161130 and 0063041496192732020161130

Why it was recalled

Siemens is conducting this recall for the IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Intact PTH (Intact Parathyroid Hormone) (iPTH) assay kit lot 320. Siemens has confirmed that IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Intact PTH kit lot 320 can exhibit an average negative bias of up to -39% at iPTH concentrations <20 pg/mL with serum and EDTA patient samples vs. a reference kit lot.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Under Investigation by firm

Action the firm took

The firm, Siemens, sent an "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter IMC16-27.A.US (dated 11/22/2016) to its customers on 11/22/2016 via FedEx. Customers Outside the US were sent an "Urgent Field Safety Notice" dated 11/2016. The letter/notice describes the product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of and discard the affected kit; review your inventory of these products to determine your laboratorys replacement needs; Complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached to this letter within 30 days by fax to the Customer Care Center at (312) 275-7795; and retain this letter with your laboratory records, and forward this letter to those who may have received this product. If you have any questions, please contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution: US (Nationwide) and countries of: Canada, China, Chile, Mexico, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia Herzeg, Brazil, Bulgaria, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, France, Algeria, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic Korea, Romania, Russian Fed., Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Jordan, U.A.E., United Kingdom and Uruguay.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-11-22
Terminated: 2018-05-25
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #151436. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.