The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0039-2017·Announced 2016-10-12

Siemens Dimension Vista Calcium Reagent Cartridge Recall for Erroneous Results

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling Dimension Vista Calcium reagent cartridges that may produce inaccurate test results.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device that may produce erroneous diagnostic results, which poses a risk of harm to patients through misdiagnosis or inappropriate treatment, but no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. is recalling 5,991 units of the Dimension Vista Calcium (CA) Flex reagent cartridge, Batch Number 16060BB. The recall was initiated because the company determined that the affected lot may produce erroneously low or high results from specific well sets.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in the United States and in Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Slovenia, and Spain. The agency has classified this recall as Class II.

Healthcare facilities and users should stop using the affected reagent cartridges and contact Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics for further instructions or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Dimension Vista¿ Calcium (CA) Flex¿ reagent cartridge Device Listing No.: D011443 Batch Number: 16060BB
Affected units
5,991

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Device Listing No: D011443 Batch Number 16060BB

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Same manufacturer · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

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