Reported Dec 2, 2015 · Terminated

ADVIA Chemistry Hemoglobin A1c_3, A1c_3M Reagent kits. Used on the ADVIA 1200, 1650, 1800, 2400, and XPT Chemistry…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 500 Gbc Dr Ms 514 · Newark, DE · 19702-2466

Is this the product you have?

  • ADVIA Chemistry Hemoglobin A1c_3, A1c_3M Reagent kits. Used on the ADVIA 1200, 1650, 1800, 2400, and XPT Chemistry Systems. For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of Hemoglobin A1c, a diabetes marker, in whole blood on the ADVIA Chemistry systems.
Lot codes and dates
  • 10379673 (160 tests kit), 10485591 (800 tests kit) Lot 230 (SMN 10485591 and 10379673) and lot 231(SMN 10485591)
Amount recalled
3031

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Reagent in these lots may demonstrate an increased occurrence of high %HbA1c bias, a positive bias averaging 0.6% HbA1c units, ranging from -0.1% to 1.1% HbA1c units. The maximum bias was observed at higher %HbA1c concentrations. QC samples may exhibit a similar bias.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jan 13, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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