Date Initiated by Firm | September 01, 2009 |
Date Posted | March 24, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 15, 2010 |
Recall Number | Z-1205-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
53321 |
510(K)Number | K043546 K051087 |
Product Classification |
in vitro diagnostic lab workcell - Product Code CDT
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Product | Dimension Vista System StreamLAB Analytical Workcell. Dimension Vista System Part Numbers 1000035896, 1000035899, 1000036563, and 1000036567. StreamLAB Analytical Workcell Part Number 746002.901, for in vitro diagnostic use. |
Code Information |
Dimension Vista System Part Numbers 1000035896, 1000035899, 1000036563, and 1000036567. StreamLAB Analytical Workcell Part Number 746002.901 ***All StreamLAB Analytical Workcells connected to Dimension Vista Systems. |
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 800-441-9250 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Incorrect result: An intermittent low result may be seen with the last test run from an aliquot on a Dimension Vista System when connected to a StreamLAB Analytical Workcell. The sample delivery sequence may deliver insufficient surplus volume to the low sensitivity aliquot (second aliquot). The surplus sample volume is occasionally insufficient to and can cause short sampling on the last test. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Software design |
Action | Siemens healthcare Diagnostics issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter to each customer regarding the issue dated September 2009. The letter informed the user of the problem and volume change instructions. Customers can call Technical Solutions Center at 800-441-9250 |
Quantity in Commerce | 81 units |
Distribution | Worldwide distribution: USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. |
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 = CDT
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