—#171752

Product

Atellica IM aTG (500 test kit) Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10995462

FDA product code: JZO — System, Test, Thyroid Autoantibody
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Immunology
510(k) numbers: K012777
Affected lot / code info: Lot Number/Exp. Date: (Kit Lots ending in 317 or lower) 56683313 5/27/2019 70390317 6/29/2019

Why it was recalled

Positive bias anti-thyroglobulin with ADVIA Centaur aTG kit lots ending in 316 and lower and Atellica IM aTG kit lots ending in 317 and lower when compared to the standardization to World Health Organization (WHO) Reference Preparation MRC 65/93 stated in the Instructions for Use (IFU).

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

Siemens issued Urgent Medical Device Corrections, to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics customers in the United States on December 7, 2018 delivered to customers on December 10, 2018. Urgent Field Safety Notices sent out to the country organizations on December 7, 2018 for distribution to customers outside the United States. These letters inform customers that Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics identified a bias with the affected lots of ADVIA Centaur aTG and Atellica IM aTG and action to take and resolution of the issue with new lots of the reagents. Questions contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative.

Recalling firm

Firm: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Address: 333 Coney St, East Walpole, Massachusetts 02032-1516

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Foreign: Belgium¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Croatia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Czech¿Republic¿ Denmark¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ France¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Germany¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Greece¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Ireland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Italy¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Poland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Portugal¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Slovakia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Spain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Switzerland¿¿¿¿ Turkey¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ BOGOTA QUARRY BAY, HONG KONG YANGON SANTIAGO DE CHILE MONTEVIDEO BUENOS AIRES LIMA JOINVILLE, SC, BRAZIL Selangor Darul Ehsan Dhaka Ha Noi City Gurgaon, Haryana Hanoi-Hoangmai ASUNCION SHANGHAI Seoul 120 SINGAPORE RIYADH 11411 TAIPEI R.O.C. QUITO HUNTINGWOOD, NEW SOUTH WALES ZAPOPAN Ho Chi Minh-District 3 Huaykwang, Bangkok RIYADH SAN JOSE CHIBA LAVAL HO CHI MINH CITY MANAGUA Gurgaon, Haryana

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2018-12-07
Terminated: 2020-04-27
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #171752. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.