Recall Z-2054-2018 · JLW Radioimmunoassay, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
ADVIA Centaur TSH3-Ultra (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone 3 Ultra), Catalog Numbers: 06491072 (100 tests), 06491080 (500 tests), 04862625 (2500 tests)
| Date | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | In certain scenarios the ADVIA Centaur CP, XP and XPT immunoassay analyzers may exhibit reduced dilution recovery or become inoperable when used with Multi-Diluent 15 and certain lots of BNP and TSH3RUL Assays. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | Consignees are asked to return the response form and follow the instructions pertaining to their system and assays: Actions for ALL ADVIA Centaur Systems: Do not perform onboard dilutions on any ADVIA Centaur system if any of the affected kits are present on the system. Onboard dilutions for the ADVIA Centaur BNP and/or TSH3UL assay(s) are only supported when using ADVIA Centaur BNP kit lots ending in 210 and above and ADVIA Centaur TSH3UL kit lots ending in 310 and above. Actions for ADVIA Centaur XPT system: If you intend to perform onboard dilutions for the ADVIA Centaur BNP and/or |
| Quantity | 74,215 |
| Distribution | Distributed in the following U.S. states: AL, CA, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WY and Puerto Rico. Distributed in the following OUS countries: Australia Belgium¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Canada Chile France¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Germany¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Greece¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Isr |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K150403 | ADVIA Centaur TSH3-Ultra Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., May 1, 2015 |