Recall Z-1257-2015 ยท JKA Tubes, Vials, Systems, Serum Separators, Blood Collection
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Siemens Healthcare Caps for capillary 140/175 uL, Package count 100 For use with blood collection Multicap glass and Multicap-S plastic capillaries SMN: 10311054 Legacy Part number: 478605
| Date | Mar 6, 2015 (initiated Jan 22, 2015) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Capillary Caps for RAPIDLyte Multicap and Multicap-S Blood Collection Capillaries may not attach and result in breakage of the glass capillary |
| Root cause | Nonconforming Material/Component |
| Action | Siemens Healthcare issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice via e-mail to affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Regional offices on January 22, 2015 both in the United States and elsewhere for communication with affected customers. Siemens advises customers to use caution when applying the Capillary Caps with Siemens Multicap glass and Multicap-S plastic capillaries to minimize the potential for breakage or bending. |
| Quantity | 32384 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution. US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Nethe |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
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