FDA (Devices) recall action 76285
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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed a negative bias for ADVIA Centaur FT4 when used with Calibrator A kit lots ending in 90 on the ADVIA Centaur, ADVIA Centaur XP and ADVIA Centaur XPT Systems. In addition, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics confirmed the potential for calibration failures due to above limit calibrator RLU %CVs when using Calibrator A kit lots ending in 90 with the FT4 assay. The performance of the FT4 assay when used with Calibrator A kit lots ending in 90 on the ADVIA Centaur CP System is not affected. Customers may continue to use Calibrator A kit lots ending in 90 f…
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Siemens is recalling specific Calibrator A Kits due to a negative bias in FT4 assays and potential calibration failures on certain systems.
Siemens is recalling specific Calibrator A kits due to confirmed negative bias and potential calibration failures for the FT4 assay on certain ADVIA Centaur systems.
Siemens recalls ADVIA Centaur Calibrator A kits due to negative bias in FT4 assays and potential calibration failures on specific systems.