The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0344-2014·Announced 2013-11-27

Siemens ADVIA Chemistry System Software Recalled for Flagging Errors

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling ADVIA 1650 system software due to incorrect ration parameter flagging behavior.

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 is classified as an 'Urgent Medical Device Correction' for a diagnostic system, representing a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has issued an urgent medical device correction for ADVIA 1650 System Software versions 4.01 and 3.52. The recall affects 892 units distributed in the United States and several international countries, including Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

The recall was initiated due to a defect in the ration parameters flagging behavior. This issue affects software versions utilized on ADVIA 1200, 1650, 1800, or 2400 Chemistry Systems. The software performs assays for general and specialty chemistries, specific protein measurement, drugs-of-abuse testing, and therapeutic drug monitoring.

Healthcare facilities using these systems should contact Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics for further instructions on correcting the software behavior. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this defect.

The recalled product

Product
ADVIA 1650 System Software: 1) V4.01, 2) V3.52. Performs assays for general and specialty chemistries, methods for specific protein measurement, drugs-of-abuse testing and therapeutic drug monitoring.
Affected units
892

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)

  • Product Codes: 1) 10318424
  • 2) 10285281

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 4 recalled by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics 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 4 products in this recall →