Recall Z-0511-2013 ยท CGN Acid, Folic, Radioimmunoassay
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Siemens Healthcare ADVIA Centaur Folate (FOL) 500 Test 06891541 100 Test 06367974 Ref Kit (US only) 09132781 Ref Kit (US only) 00203473 Intended Use For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in serum or red blood cells using the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP systems.
| Date | Dec 11, 2012 (initiated Nov 14, 2012) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Operating range of the ADVIA Centaur systems is 18C to 30C (64.4F to 86.0F), a change in room temperature may increase or decrease assay results, depending on the specific assay and ADVIA Centaur system used. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Siemens Healthcare issued An Urgent Medical Device Correction Notice (for US customers) and an Urgent Field Safety Notice (for customers outside the US) dated November 5, 2012, to all affected customers. These notices inform customers who used the ADVIA Centaur BNP, BR, CA 19-9, Digitoxin, Folate, and Theophylline 2 assays to reduce their instrument operating temperature range to 20 -25 degrees C and for the DHEAS assay to reduce the instrument operating temperature range to 18 -26 degrees C when these assays are being used. These notices also direct customers to review the contents of the co |
| Quantity | 100 Test=27392; 500 test=21045 and Reference Kits=3773 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to the following countries: Argentina Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia Herzeg. Brazil Canada Chile COLOMBIA Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia I |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K010050 | ADVIA CENTAUR AND ACS: 180 FOLATE IMMUNOASSAY Bayer Diagnostics Corp., Feb 5, 2001 |