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Class 2 Device Recall Siemens CLINITEST hCG |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
December 15, 2011 |
Date Posted |
February 07, 2012 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on March 30, 2015 |
Recall Number |
Z-0972-2012 |
Recall Event ID |
60662 |
510(K)Number |
K032563
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Product Classification |
Radioimmunoassay, human chorionic gonadotropin - Product Code JHI
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Product |
Siemens CLINITEST hCG -Pregnancy Test (qualitative), Radio immunoassay,Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) test system. Package of 25. Product Code 1760/ Catalog# 06484105).
For in vitro diagnostic use as a qualitative method in the rapid detection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine specimens. |
Code Information |
Lot Expiration 028619, 6/8/2012; 028924, 7/5/2012; 029997, 10/7/2012; 030240, 11/6/2012; 030431, 11/24/2012; 030602, 12/8/2012; 030826, 12/24/2012; 030998, 1/11/2013; 031332, 2/4/2013; 031460, 2/19/2013; 031662, 3/6/2013; 031798, 3/20/2013; 031924, 3/30/2013; 032180, 4/28/2013; and 032106, 4/19/2013. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics 511 Benedict Ave Tarrytown NY 10591-5005
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For Additional Information Contact |
SAME 914-524-2955
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
A potential for false positive or increase in borderline results with patients and commercially available negative control material.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Process control |
Action |
Siemens issued Overnight Mailings of Urgent: Recall Notices on December 15, 2011 for delivery beginning December 16, 2011 to Distributors and end users. Customer bulletin has been issued instructing customers to discontinue use of product and discard impacted inventory. Customers are to contact their distributor regarding credit for unused product. For technical questions contact Siemens Technical Solutions Center at 877-229-3711. |
Quantity in Commerce |
48,578 Kits (25 tests / kit) |
Distribution |
Worldwide Distribution -- US, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, 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 = JHI and Original Applicant = BAYER HEALTHCARE, LLC
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