Recall Z-1703-2017 ยท JJE Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Dimension Vista 500 Intelligent Lab System and Dimension Vista 1500 Intelligent Lab System, analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use Product Usage: The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Dimension Vista System is an in vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring spectral intensities to determine a va
| Date | Mar 19, 2017 (initiated Mar 3, 2017) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that in isolated cases when ECREA is processed immediately after the weekly automated Acid Clean routine during Probe Test, there is the remote potential for an elevation of greater than 15 percent in the ECREA result. |
| Root cause | Under Investigation by firm |
| Action | Siemens mailed an Urgent Medical Device Correction Notice letter dated March 3, 2017 to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. For questions contact Siemens Customer Care Center - Technical Solutions at (800-441-9250) or your local Siemens Technical Support Representative. |
| Quantity | 2733 systems |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - United States Nationwide and Puerto Rico, Canada, Qatar, Republic Korea, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, N |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K051087 | DIMENSION VISTA INTEGRATED SYSTEM Dade Behring, Inc., Jul 11, 2005 |