Date Initiated by Firm | April 28, 2008 |
Create Date | June 25, 2015 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 14, 2009 |
Recall Number | Z-1555-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
52007 |
510(K)Number | K051650 |
Product Classification |
Immunoassay method, troponin subunit - Product Code MMI
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Product | Siemens Stratus CS Acute Care Troponin I CalPak.
In vitro product intended to be used for calibration of the cardiac troponin I method on the Stratus CS analyzer. |
Code Information |
Lot Numbers: 637218002 (expired immediately), 637281002 (expired immediately), 637350002 (expired immediately), 638035002 (expired June 4, 2008); and 638105002 (expired August 14, 2008). |
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 | Technical Solutions Center 800-405-6473 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The firm received and confirmed that some lots of Cardiac Troponin I (cTnl) CalPaks (CCTNI-CR) may exhibit calibration issues that cause lower than typical signal during calibration with the current population of cTnl TestPaks (CCTNI). This issue may result in failed calibrations due to "Slope Error" messages or falsely elevated patient sample and quality control (QC) results on calibrations that |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Labeling False and Misleading |
Action | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated April 29, 2008 to all affected customers instructing them to discontinue use of 3 CalPak lots and reduce the shelf-life for the remaining lots.
For further information, contact Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. at 1-302-631-7672. |
Quantity in Commerce | 4415 cartons |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - including United States, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Bermuda, Belize, Canada, Germany, Egypt, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Bengal. |
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 = MMI
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