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FDA (Devices) recall action 74524

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. recalled 2 products on 2016-08-03

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.

Products
2
Announced
2016-08-03
Critical
0
Units
1,662

Why these products were recalled

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed the Syva¿ EMIT¿ 2000 Theophylline reagent lot G3, when run on a Beckman AU Clinical Chemistry System, and the ADVIA¿ Chemistry Theophylline_2 (THEO_2) reagent lot 334018, may exhibit increased imprecision for commercially available Bio-Rad Liquichek TDM Quality Control Levels and patient samples

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed the Syva¿ EMIT¿ 2000 Theophylline reagent lot G3, when run on a Beckman AU Clinical Chemistry System, and the ADVIA¿ Chemistry Theophylline_2 (THEO_2) reagent lot 334018, may exhibit increased imprecision for commercially available Bio-Rad Liquichek TDM Quality Control Levels and patient samples.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

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States named across these recalls

1–2 of 2

  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2016-08-03

    Siemens Recalls Theophylline Reagent Due to Increased Imprecision

    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling specific lots of Theophylline reagents because they may exhibit increased imprecision when used with certain quality control materials.

    Product
    ADVIA¿ Chemistry (Syva Onboard) Theophylline_2 (THEO_2) Reagent is for in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative analysis of theophylline in human serum or plasma on the ADVIA¿ Chemistry Systems. Copies of IFUs included in submission.
    Category
    Distribution
    24 states
  • ModerateFDA (Devices)··2016-08-03

    Siemens Syva EMIT 2000 Theophylline Reagent Recall for Imprecision

    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling specific lots of Syva EMIT 2000 Theophylline reagents due to potential increased imprecision when used with certain quality control materials.

    Product
    Syva¿ EMIT¿ 2000 Theophylline - Catalog # 4P019UL /SMN#10445324 is a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay intended for use in the quantitative analysis of theophylline in human serum or plasma.
    Category
    Distribution
    24 states