The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0217-2019·Announced 2018-10-31

Siemens StreamLab Refrigerated Storage Module Recall for Missing Warning Label

Siemens is recalling StreamLab Refrigerated Storage Modules because they may lack a warning label regarding potential interference with pacemaker functionality.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 to pacemaker functionality, which is a high-risk hazard, but the source text does not report any actual injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. is recalling 186 StreamLab Refrigerated Storage Module 15000 units. The recall was initiated because the modules may have been shipped without a warning label indicating a potential risk of interference to pacemaker functionality.

The affected products were distributed to numerous US states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas, as well as to various foreign countries such as Canada, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom. The specific Siemens Material Number for the affected units is 10482428, and the UDI is 00630414949765.

Hospitals and healthcare facilities should check their inventory for these specific modules. If a unit is found, it should be removed from service and the manufacturer contacted for further instructions regarding the missing warning label.

The recalled product

Product
STREAMLAB - REFRIGERATED STORAGE MODULE 15000
Affected units
186

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 (2)

  • Siemens Material Numbers: 10482428
  • UDI: 00630414949765

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.

See all 9 products in this recall →

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