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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0211-2019·Announced 2018-10-31

Siemens APTIO Centrifuge Module Recall for Missing Pacemaker Warning Label

Siemens is recalling 441 APTIO Centrifuge Modules because they may have been shipped without a warning label regarding potential interference with pacemaker functionality.

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 risk-of-harm product (interference with pacemaker functionality) where the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for theoretical or unreported harm.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. is recalling 441 APTIO Centrifuge Modules. The recall is due to the possibility that the modules were shipped without a required warning label indicating a potential risk of interference to pacemaker functionality.

The affected products were distributed to 38 US states and 26 foreign countries. The specific Siemens Material Numbers involved are 10703032 and 10713761, and the UDI is 00630414594477.

Healthcare facilities and users should check their inventory for these specific material numbers and contact Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics for further instructions on how to proceed.

The recalled product

Product
APTIO CENTRIFUGE MODULE
Affected units
441

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 (3)

  • Siemens Material Numbers: 10703032
  • 10713761
  • UDI: 00630414594477

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 9 recalled by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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Same manufacturer · Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

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