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Class 2 Device Recall Dimension LIP Flex Reagent Cartridge |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
March 10, 2010 |
Date Posted |
December 10, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on August 04, 2011 |
Recall Number |
Z-0588-2011 |
Recall Event ID |
55571 |
510(K)Number |
K952816
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Product Classification |
Lipase-esterase, enzymatic, photometric, lipase - Product Code CHI
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Product |
Dimension LIP Flex Reagent Cartridge, Catalog# DF55A
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Code Information |
Lot Number: DE0320, FC0306, GB0342, EA0334, FB0278, DA0293, GB0286, FA0355, EA0362, EB0362. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. 500 GBC Drive, Mailstop 514 PO BOX 6101 Newark DE 19714-6101
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For Additional Information Contact |
Siemens Technical Solutions Center 800-441-9250
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Open Well instability: After calibration, QC shifts high (out of range) after the Flex Well is hydrated. Shifts of up to 20% have been observed in both QC and patient samplesas soon as two hours post hydration.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
Recalling firm issued "Urgent Field Safety Notice", dated March 2010, informing users of the problem and to transition to the revised Lipasae method. |
Quantity in Commerce |
21171 |
Distribution |
Nationwide Distribution throughout the US. |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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510(K) Database |
510(K)s with Product Code = CHI and Original Applicant = DUPONT MEDICAL PRODUCTS
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