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LowFDA (Devices)·Z-1047-2013·Announced 2013-04-10

Siemens Dimension EXL LM STM Recalled for System Check Failures

Siemens is recalling 2,207 Dimension EXL LM STM analyzers worldwide due to System Check failures that cause inconvenience but do not affect test results.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states that the errors have no impact on results and only cause customer inconvenience, fitting the criteria for cosmetic or documentation issues.

Plain-English summary

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. is recalling 2,207 units of the Siemens Dimension EXL LM STM (Material Number 106393377) worldwide. The device is intended to measure a variety of analytes in human body fluids.

The recall was initiated after an investigation into customer complaints revealed an increase in System Check failures due to high System Check LOCI results. Siemens determined that these errors are caused by the current limit set for System Check LOCI results. The company states that these errors have no impact on the actual test results but may cause customer inconvenience.

The source text does not specify specific actions for consumers or healthcare providers beyond the recall notice itself.

The recalled product

Product
Siemens Dimension(R) EXL(TM) LM STM (Siemens Material Number 106393377). Intended to measure a variety of analytes in human body fluids.
Affected units
2,207

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)

  • Siemens Material Number 106393377

Distribution

Distribution scope not specified by the agency.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 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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