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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics recalls ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System, Catalog Numbers/Siemens Material Numbers (SMN) 10285219, 10316507, 10317207, 103172
Recalled September 24, 2014 · FDA recall Z-2663-2014 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Hazard
The firm is conducting a field correction for the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay systems, regarding manually loaded sample racks that are improperly loaded or pushed too far on the sample entry queue during normal operation of the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay systems. Pushing the sample racks may cause misreads of Sample IDs (SID) if the sample rack loading instructions are not followed exactly as described in the ADVIA Centaur or ADVIA Centaur XP Operators Guide. · FDA Class II
Units
10,515 (Domestic: 2771; Foreign: 7744) in total
Sold at
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belgrade, Brazil, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Great Britain, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kazakstan, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Pakistan, French Polynesia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.
Description
The firm is conducting a field correction for the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay systems, regarding manually loaded sample racks that are improperly loaded or pushed too far on the sample entry queue during normal operation of the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay systems. Pushing the sample racks may cause misreads of Sample IDs (SID) if the sample rack loading instructions are not followed exactly as described in the ADVIA Centaur or ADVIA Centaur XP Operators Guide.
Product
ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System, Catalog Numbers/Siemens Material Numbers (SMN) 10285219, 10316507, 10317207, 10317284, 10319668, 10320757, 10323213, 10324519, 10327135, 10327836, 10328940, 10329339, 10336292, 10338631, 10364455, 10388696, 10471899 --- For in vitro diagnostic use This immunoassay system is intended for professional use in a laboratory environment only. Tests performed using this system are intended for in vitro diagnostic use.
Manufacturer(s)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →