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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. recalls IMMULITE 1000 Systems E2 Estradiol Catalog #: US: LKE21(D) and OUS: LKE21 - Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use
Recalled March 25, 2020 · FDA recall Z-1513-2020 · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
Hazard
Due to high discordant Estradiol results which.potentially affects all patient populations, A falsely elevated estradiol level could lead a clinician to misinterpret a patient as pre-menopausal when truly post- menopausal. This may lead to delayed initiation of a potentially beneficial drug and/or administration of an unnecessary drug in the treatment for hormone receptor positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer. · FDA Class II
Units
2267 kits
Sold at
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI. SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY, and countries of AE, AF, AL, AO, AR, AT, AU, AZ, BD, BE, BO, BG, BH, BR, CA, CH, CO, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, DE, DO, DZ, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, GT, HK, HN, HR, HU, IE, IN, IR, IS, IT, IQ, JO, KE, KR, LB, LT, LV, LY, ME, MK, MX, NL, NO, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PS, PT, PY, QA, RO, RU, SA, SE, SK, SL, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TW, UA, UY, UZ, VE, VN, XK, XS, ZA
Description
Due to high discordant Estradiol results which.potentially affects all patient populations, A falsely elevated estradiol level could lead a clinician to misinterpret a patient as pre-menopausal when truly post- menopausal. This may lead to delayed initiation of a potentially beneficial drug and/or administration of an unnecessary drug in the treatment for hormone receptor positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Product
IMMULITE 1000 Systems E2 Estradiol Catalog #: US: LKE21(D) and OUS: LKE21 - Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE systems Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of estradiol in serum, as an aid in the diagnosis and treatment of various sexual disorders.
Manufacturer(s)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →